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CVE-2017-14316

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function ...

8.8 HighFix available

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function alloc_heap_pages allows callers to specify the first NUMA node that should be used for allocations through the memflags parameter; the node is extracted using the MEMF_get_node macro. While the function checks to see if the special constant NUMA_NO_NODE is specified, it otherwise does not handle the case where node >= MAX_NUMNODES. This allows an out-of-bounds access to an internal array.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 1.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function alloc_heap_pages allows callers to specify the first NUMA node that should be used for allocations through the memflags parameter; the node is extracted using the MEMF_get_node macro. While the function checks to see if the special constant NUMA_NO_NODE is specified, it otherwise does not handle the case where node >= MAX_NUMNODES. This allows an out-of-bounds access to an internal array.

Record
CVE-2017-14316
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function alloc_heap_pages allows callers to specify the first NUMA node that should be used for allocations through the memflags parameter; the node is extracted using the MEMF_get_node macro. While the function checks to see if the special constant NUMA_NO_NODE is specified, it otherwise does not handle the case where node >= MAX_NUMNODES. This allows an out-of-bounds access to an internal array.

Record
CVE-2017-14316
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5819 No score

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function alloc_heap_pages allows callers to specify the first NUMA node that should be used for allocations through the memflags parameter; the node is extracted using the MEMF_get_node macro. While the function checks to see if the special constant NUMA_NO_NODE is specified, it otherwise does not handle the case where node >= MAX_NUMNODES. This allows an out-of-bounds access to an internal array.

Record
EUVD-2017-5819
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9pmq-32g5-2h85 8.8

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function ...

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function alloc_heap_pages allows callers to specify the first NUMA node that should be used for allocations through the memflags parameter; the node is extracted using the MEMF_get_node macro. While the function checks to see if the special constant NUMA_NO_NODE is specified, it otherwise does not handle the case where node >= MAX_NUMNODES. This allows an out-of-bounds access to an internal array.

Record
GHSA-9pmq-32g5-2h85
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-14316 8.8

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function alloc_heap_pages allows callers to specify the first NUMA node that should be used for allocations through the memflags parameter; the node is extracted using the MEMF_get_node macro. While the function checks to see if the special constant NUMA_NO_NODE is specified, it otherwise does not handle the case where node >= MAX_NUMNODES. This allows an out-of-bounds access to an internal array.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-14316
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function alloc_heap_pages allows callers to specify the first NUMA node that should be used for allocations through the memflags parameter; the node is extracted using the MEMF_get_node macro. While the function checks to see if the special constant NUMA_NO_NODE is specified, it otherwise does not handle the case where node >= MAX_NUMNODES. This allows an out-of-bounds access to an internal array.

Record
CVE-2017-14316
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-14316 8.8

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function alloc_heap_pages allows callers to specify the first NUMA node that should be used for allocations through the memflags parameter; the node is extracted using the MEMF_get_node macro. While the function checks to see if the special constant NUMA_NO_NODE is specified, it otherwise does not handle the case where node >= MAX_NUMNODES. This allows an out-of-bounds access to an internal array.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14316
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14316 8.8

A parameter verification issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. The function alloc_heap_pages allows callers to specify the first NUMA node that should be used for allocations through the memflags parameter; the node is extracted using the MEMF_get_node macro. While the function checks to see if the special constant NUMA_NO_NODE is specified, it otherwise does not handle the case where node >= MAX_NUMNODES. This allows an out-of-bounds access to an internal array.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14316
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2420-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-14316: Missing bound check in function alloc_heap_pages for an internal array allowed attackers using crafted hypercalls to execute arbitrary code within Xen (XSA-231, bsc#1056278)
  • CVE-2017-14318: The function __gnttab_cache_flush missed a check for grant tables, allowing a malicious guest to crash the host or for x86 PV guests to potentially escalate privileges (XSA-232, bsc#1056280)
  • CVE-2017-14317: A race in cxenstored may have cause a double-free allowind for DoS of the xenstored daemon (XSA-233, bsc#1056281).
  • CVE-2017-14319: An error while handling grant mappings allowed malicious or buggy x86 PV guest to escalate its privileges or crash the hypervisor (XSA-234, bsc#1056282).

These non-security issues were fixed:

  • bsc#1057358: Fixed boot into SUSE Linux Enterprise 12.3 with secure boot
  • bsc#1055695: Fixed restoring updates for HVM guests for ballooned domUs
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2420-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2450-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-12135: Unbounded recursion in grant table code allowed a malicious guest to crash the host or potentially escalate privileges/leak information (XSA-226, bsc#1051787).
  • CVE-2017-12137: Incorrectly-aligned updates to pagetables allowed for privilege escalation (XSA-227, bsc#1051788).
  • CVE-2017-11334: The address_space_write_continue function in exec.c allowed local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and guest instance crash) by leveraging use of qemu_map_ram_ptr to access guest ram block area (bsc#1048920).
  • CVE-2017-11434: The dhcp_decode function in slirp/bootp.c allowed local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted DHCP options string (bsc#1049578).
  • CVE-2017-10806: Stack-based buffer overflow in hw/usb/redirect.c allowed local guest OS users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to logging debug messages (bsc#1047675).
  • CVE-2017-10664: qemu-nbd did not ignore SIGPIPE, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by disconnecting during a server-to-client reply attempt (bsc#1046637).
  • CVE-2017-12855: Premature clearing of GTF_writing / GTF_reading lead to potentially leaking sensitive information (XSA-230, bsc#1052686).
  • CVE-2017-14316: Missing bound check in function alloc_heap_pages for an internal array allowed attackers using crafted hypercalls to execute arbitrary code within Xen (XSA-231, bsc#1056278)
  • CVE-2017-14317: A race in cxenstored may have cause a double-free allowind for DoS of the xenstored daemon (XSA-233, bsc#1056281).
  • CVE-2017-14319: An error while handling grant mappings allowed malicious or buggy x86 PV guest to escalate its privileges or crash the hypervisor (XSA-234, bsc#1056282).

This non-security issue was fixed:

  • bsc#1032598: Prevent removal of NVME devices
  • bsc#1037413: Support for newer intel cpu's, mwait-idle driver and skylake
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2450-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2466-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-14316: Missing bound check in function alloc_heap_pages for an internal array allowed attackers using crafted hypercalls to execute arbitrary code within Xen (XSA-231, bsc#1056278)
  • CVE-2017-14318: The function __gnttab_cache_flush missed a check for grant tables, allowing a malicious guest to crash the host or for x86 PV guests to potentially escalate privileges (XSA-232, bsc#1056280)
  • CVE-2017-14317: A race in cxenstored may have cause a double-free allowind for DoS of the xenstored daemon (XSA-233, bsc#1056281).
  • CVE-2017-14319: An error while handling grant mappings allowed malicious or buggy x86 PV guest to escalate its privileges or crash the hypervisor (XSA-234, bsc#1056282).
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2466-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2519-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-14316: Missing bound check in function alloc_heap_pages for an internal array allowed attackers using crafted hypercalls to execute arbitrary code within Xen (XSA-231, bsc#1056278)
  • CVE-2017-14318: The function __gnttab_cache_flush missed a check for grant tables, allowing a malicious guest to crash the host or for x86 PV guests to potentially escalate privileges (XSA-232, bsc#1056280)
  • CVE-2017-14317: A race in cxenstored may have cause a double-free allowind for DoS of the xenstored daemon (XSA-233, bsc#1056281).
  • CVE-2017-14319: An error while handling grant mappings allowed malicious or buggy x86 PV guest to escalate its privileges or crash the hypervisor (XSA-234, bsc#1056282).

These non-security issues were fixed:

  • bsc#1055695: Fixed restoring updates for HVM guests for ballooned domUs
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2519-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2541-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-12135: Unbounded recursion in grant table code allowed a malicious guest to crash the host or potentially escalate privileges/leak information (XSA-226, bsc#1051787).
  • CVE-2017-12137: Incorrectly-aligned updates to pagetables allowed for privilege escalation (XSA-227, bsc#1051788).
  • CVE-2017-11334: The address_space_write_continue function in exec.c allowed local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and guest instance crash) by leveraging use of qemu_map_ram_ptr to access guest ram block area (bsc#1048920).
  • CVE-2017-11434: The dhcp_decode function in slirp/bootp.c allowed local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted DHCP options string (bsc#1049578).
  • CVE-2017-10806: Stack-based buffer overflow in hw/usb/redirect.c allowed local guest OS users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to logging debug messages (bsc#1047675).
  • CVE-2017-10664: qemu-nbd did not ignore SIGPIPE, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by disconnecting during a server-to-client reply attempt (bsc#1046637).
  • CVE-2017-12855: Premature clearing of GTF_writing / GTF_reading lead to potentially leaking sensitive information (XSA-230, bsc#1052686).
  • CVE-2017-14316: Missing bound check in function alloc_heap_pages for an internal array allowed attackers using crafted hypercalls to execute arbitrary code within Xen (XSA-231, bsc#1056278)
  • CVE-2017-14317: A race in cxenstored may have cause a double-free allowind for DoS of the xenstored daemon (XSA-233, bsc#1056281).
  • CVE-2017-14319: An error while handling grant mappings allowed malicious or buggy x86 PV guest to escalate its privileges or crash the hypervisor (XSA-234, bsc#1056282).

These non-security issues were fixed:

  • bsc#1002573: Optimized LVM functions in block-dmmd block-dmmd
  • bsc#1032598: Prevent removal of NVME devices
  • bsc#1037413: Support for newer intel cpu's, mwait-idle driver and skylake
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2541-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2611-1 No score

Security update for xen

This update for xen fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-14316: Missing bound check in function alloc_heap_pages for an internal array allowed attackers using crafted hypercalls to execute arbitrary code within Xen (XSA-231, bsc#1056278)
  • CVE-2017-14317: A race in cxenstored may have cause a double-free allowind for DoS of the xenstored daemon (XSA-233, bsc#1056281).
  • CVE-2017-14319: An error while handling grant mappings allowed malicious or buggy x86 PV guest to escalate its privileges or crash the hypervisor (XSA-234, bsc#1056282).
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2611-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
Alpine:v3.10
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.11
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.12
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.13
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.14
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.15
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.16
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.17
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.18
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.19
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
Alpine:v3.20
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.21
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.22
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.23
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.24
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.3
before 4.6.3-r9
4.6.3-r9
xen
Alpine:v3.4
before 4.6.3-r11
4.6.3-r11
xen
Alpine:v3.5
before 4.7.2-r2
4.7.2-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.6
before 4.8.2-r1
4.8.2-r1
xen
Alpine:v3.7
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.8
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Alpine:v3.9
before 4.9.0-r4
4.9.0-r4
xen
Debian:12
before 4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1
4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1
xen
Debian:13
before 4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1
4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1
xen
Debian:14
before 4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1
4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1
xen
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 4.1.6.lts1-9, plus listed versions
4.1.4-34.1.4-3+deb7u14.1.4-3+deb7u24.1.4-3+deb7u34.1.4-3+deb7u4
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4.1.4-3+deb7u54.1.4-3+deb7u64.1.4-3+deb7u74.1.4-3+deb7u84.1.4-3+deb7u94.1.4-44.1.6.1-1+deb7u14.1.6.lts1-14.1.6.lts1-24.1.6.lts1-34.1.6.lts1-44.1.6.lts1-54.1.6.lts1-64.1.6.lts1-74.1.6.lts1-8
4.1.6.lts1-9
xen
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 4.4.4lts2-0+deb8u1, plus listed versions
4.4.1-94.4.1-9+deb8u14.4.1-9+deb8u104.4.1-9+deb8u24.4.1-9+deb8u3
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4.4.1-9+deb8u44.4.1-9+deb8u54.4.1-9+deb8u64.4.1-9+deb8u74.4.1-9+deb8u84.4.1-9+deb8u94.4.4lts1-0+deb8u1
4.4.4lts2-0+deb8u1
xen
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1, plus listed versions
4.8.1-1+deb9u14.8.1-1+deb9u24.8.1-1+deb9u3
4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.9.0_12-3.15.1
4.9.0_12-3.15.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.9.0_12-3.15.1
4.9.0_12-3.15.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.9.0_12-3.15.1
4.9.0_12-3.15.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.9.0_12-3.15.1
4.9.0_12-3.15.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
before 4.4.4_22-61.9.2
4.4.4_22-61.9.2
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
before 4.4.4_22-61.9.2
4.4.4_22-61.9.2
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
before 4.4.4_22-61.9.2
4.4.4_22-61.9.2
xen
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.5.5_16-22.28.1
4.5.5_16-22.28.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.5.5_16-22.28.1
4.5.5_16-22.28.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.5.5_16-22.28.1
4.5.5_16-22.28.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.7.3_04-43.12.1
4.7.3_04-43.12.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.7.3_04-43.12.1
4.7.3_04-43.12.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.7.3_04-43.12.1
4.7.3_04-43.12.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 4.7.3_04-43.12.1
4.7.3_04-43.12.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
before 4.4.4_22-22.51.2
4.4.4_22-22.51.2
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
before 4.4.4_22-22.51.2
4.4.4_22-22.51.2
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.2.5_21-45.8.1
4.2.5_21-45.8.1
xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4.2.5_21-45.8.1
4.2.5_21-45.8.1
xen
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.14, plus listed versions
4.3.0-1ubuntu14.3.0-1ubuntu24.3.0-1ubuntu34.3.0-1ubuntu44.3.0-1ubuntu5
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4.4.0-0ubuntu34.4.0-0ubuntu44.4.0-0ubuntu54.4.0-0ubuntu5.14.4.0-0ubuntu5.24.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.14.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.24.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.34.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.44.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.54.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.64.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.14.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.24.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.34.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.44.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.54.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.64.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.74.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.94.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.104.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.114.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.14
xen
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4, plus listed versions
4.5.1-0ubuntu14.5.1-0ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu14.6.0-1ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu4
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4.6.0-1ubuntu4.14.6.0-1ubuntu4.24.6.0-1ubuntu4.34.6.5-0ubuntu14.6.5-0ubuntu1.14.6.5-0ubuntu1.2
4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2017-14316 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Xen, published September 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.9.0-r4.

References

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