The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU) features, which makes it easier for guest OS users to defeat ASLR and other protection mechanisms, aka XSA-220.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-07-05T01:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T17:50:12.652Z
Reserved: 2017-07-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-10916
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-07-05T01:29:00.707
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:06:44.687
Link: CVE-2017-10916
Redhat