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CVE-2017-8904

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer...

8.8 HighFix available

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

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

0.42%Down 1.8 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

Record
CVE-2017-8904
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
6.8 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

Record
CVE-2017-8904
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17844 No score

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

Record
EUVD-2017-17844
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpcf-5qpg-m8gh 8.8

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer...

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

Record
GHSA-cpcf-5qpg-m8gh
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
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-8904 8.8

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-8904
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

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

Record
CVE-2017-8904
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
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-8904 8.8

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8904
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-2017-8904 8.8

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8904
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

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
Alpine:v3.10
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.11
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.12
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.13
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.14
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.15
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.16
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.17
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.18
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.19
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
Alpine:v3.20
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.21
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.22
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.23
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.24
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.3
 before 4.6.3-r7
4.6.3-r7
xen
Alpine:v3.4
 before 4.6.3-r9
4.6.3-r9
xen
Alpine:v3.5
 before 4.7.2-r1
4.7.2-r1
xen
Alpine:v3.6
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.7
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.8
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Alpine:v3.9
 before 4.8.1-r2
4.8.1-r2
xen
Debian:12
 before 4.8.1-1+deb9u1
4.8.1-1+deb9u1
xen
Debian:13
 before 4.8.1-1+deb9u1
4.8.1-1+deb9u1
xen
Debian:14
 before 4.8.1-1+deb9u1
4.8.1-1+deb9u1
xen
Debian:7
 before 4.1.6.lts1-8, 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.lts1-7
4.1.6.lts1-8
xen
Debian:8
 before 4.4.1-9+deb8u9, plus listed versions
4.4.1-94.4.1-9+deb8u14.4.1-9+deb8u24.4.1-9+deb8u34.4.1-9+deb8u4
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4.4.1-9+deb8u54.4.1-9+deb8u64.4.1-9+deb8u74.4.1-9+deb8u8
4.4.1-9+deb8u9
xen
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11, plus listed versions
4.3.0-1ubuntu14.3.0-1ubuntu24.3.0-1ubuntu34.3.0-1ubuntu44.3.0-1ubuntu5
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4.4.0-0ubuntu34.4.0-0ubuntu44.4.0-0ubuntu54.4.0-0ubuntu5.14.4.0-0ubuntu5.24.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.14.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.24.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.34.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.44.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.54.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.64.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.14.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.24.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.34.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.44.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.54.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.64.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.74.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.94.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.10
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11
xen
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
4.5.1-0ubuntu14.5.1-0ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu14.6.0-1ubuntu24.6.0-1ubuntu4
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4.6.0-1ubuntu4.14.6.0-1ubuntu4.24.6.0-1ubuntu4.34.6.5-0ubuntu1
4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2017-8904 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Xen, published May 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.8.1-r2.

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