CVE-2017-10919

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a...

6.5 MediumFix available

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-223.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.90%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-223.

Record: CVE-2017-10919
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-223.

Record: CVE-2017-10919
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-2557 No score

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-223.

Record: EUVD-2017-2557
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rj6j-c835-5x5f 6.5

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a...

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-223.

Record: GHSA-rj6j-c835-5x5f
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-10919 6.5

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-223.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2017-10919
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-223.

Record: CVE-2017-10919
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-10919 6.5

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-223.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10919
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-10919 6.5

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-223.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10919
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xen` Alpine:v3.10	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.11	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.12	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.13	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.14	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.15	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.16	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.17	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.18	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.19	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xen` Alpine:v3.20	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.21	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.22	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.23	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.24	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.3	before 4.6.6-r0	4.6.6-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.4	before 4.6.6-r0	4.6.6-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.5	before 4.7.3-r0	4.7.3-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.6	before 4.8.2-r0	4.8.2-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.7	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.8	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Alpine:v3.9	before 4.9.0-r0	4.9.0-r0
`xen` Debian:12	before 4.8.1-1+deb9u3	4.8.1-1+deb9u3
`xen` Debian:13	before 4.8.1-1+deb9u3	4.8.1-1+deb9u3
`xen` Debian:14	before 4.8.1-1+deb9u3	4.8.1-1+deb9u3
`xen` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 4.5.1-0ubuntu14.5.1-0ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu14.6.0-1ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu4 Show 5 moreShow less 4.6.0-1ubuntu4.14.6.0-1ubuntu4.24.6.0-1ubuntu4.34.6.5-0ubuntu14.6.5-0ubuntu1.1	4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-10919 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Xen, published July 5, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.9.0-r0.

References

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