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CVE-2017-17045

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to gain privileges on the host OS, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (BUG and host OS crash) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) Physical-to-Machine (P2M) errors.

Severity
High 8.8
Published
28 Nov 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
0.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 37% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
XenServers and applications · cpe:o:xen:xen
  • Every version up to 4.9.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17045
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17045