CVE-2017-10922
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which...
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loss of grant trackability), aka XSA-224 bug 3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loss of grant trackability), aka XSA-224 bug 3.
- Record
CVE-2017-10922- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loss of grant trackability), aka XSA-224 bug 3.
- Record
CVE-2017-10922- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-2560 No score
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loss of grant trackability), aka XSA-224 bug 3.
- Record
EUVD-2017-2560- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mcx2-83hc-5298
7.5
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which...
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loss of grant trackability), aka XSA-224 bug 3.
- Record
GHSA-mcx2-83hc-5298- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-10922
7.5
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loss of grant trackability), aka XSA-224 bug 3.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-10922- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loss of grant trackability), aka XSA-224 bug 3.
- Record
CVE-2017-10922- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-10922
7.5
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loss of grant trackability), aka XSA-224 bug 3.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10922- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-10922
7.5
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles MMIO region grant references, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loss of grant trackability), aka XSA-224 bug 3.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10922- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1795-1 No score
Security update for xen
This update for xen fixes several issues.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2017-9503: The MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support was vulnerable to a null pointer dereference issue which allowed a privileged user inside guest to crash the Qemu process on the host resulting in DoS (bsc#1043297)
- CVE-2017-9374: Missing free of 's->ipacket', causes a host memory leak, allowing for DoS (bsc#1043074)
- CVE-2017-10911: blkif responses leaked backend stack data, which allowed unprivileged guest to obtain sensitive information from the host or other guests (XSA-216, bsc#1042863)
- CVE-2017-10912: Page transfer might have allowed PV guest to elevate privilege (XSA-217, bsc#1042882)
- CVE-2017-10913, CVE-2017-10914: Races in the grant table unmap code allowed for informations leaks and potentially privilege escalation (XSA-218, bsc#1042893)
- CVE-2017-10915: Insufficient reference counts during shadow emulation allowed a malicious pair of guest to elevate their privileges to the privileges that XEN runs under (XSA-219, bsc#1042915)
- CVE-2017-10917: Missing NULL pointer check in event channel poll allows guests to DoS the host (XSA-221, bsc#1042924)
- CVE-2017-10918: Stale P2M mappings due to insufficient error checking allowed malicious guest to leak information or elevate privileges (XSA-222, bsc#1042931)
- CVE-2017-10920, CVE-2017-10921, CVE-2017-10922: Grant table operations mishandled reference counts allowing malicious guests to escape (XSA-224, bsc#1042938)
- CVE-2017-9330: USB OHCI Emulation in qemu allowed local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by leveraging an incorrect return value (bsc#1042160)
- CVE-2017-8309: Memory leak in the audio/audio.c allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly starting and stopping audio capture (bsc#1037243)
- CVE-2017-8112: hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c allowed local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via the message ring page count (bsc#1036470)
- CVE-2017-8905: Xen a failsafe callback, which might have allowed PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS (XSA-215, bsc#1034845).
These non-security issues were fixed:
- bsc#1031460: Fixed DomU Live Migration
- bsc#1014136: Fixed kdump SLES12-SP2
- bsc#1026236: Equalized paravirtualized vs. fully virtualized migration speed
- bsc#1032148: Ensure that time doesn't goes backwards during live migration of HVM domU
- bsc#1027519: Included various upstream patches
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1795-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1812-1 No score
Security update for xen
This update for xen fixes several issues.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2017-10911: blkif responses leaked backend stack data, which allowed unprivileged guest to obtain sensitive information from the host or other guests (XSA-216, bsc#1042863)
- CVE-2017-10912: Page transfer might have allowed PV guest to elevate privilege (XSA-217, bsc#1042882)
- CVE-2017-10913, CVE-2017-10914: Races in the grant table unmap code allowed for informations leaks and potentially privilege escalation (XSA-218, bsc#1042893)
- CVE-2017-10915: Insufficient reference counts during shadow emulation allowed a malicious pair of guest to elevate their privileges to the privileges that XEN runs under (XSA-219, bsc#1042915)
- CVE-2017-10917: Missing NULL pointer check in event channel poll allows guests to DoS the host (XSA-221, bsc#1042924)
- CVE-2017-10918: Stale P2M mappings due to insufficient error checking allowed malicious guest to leak information or elevate privileges (XSA-222, bsc#1042931)
- CVE-2017-10922, CVE-2017-10921, CVE-2017-10920: Grant table operations mishandled reference counts allowing malicious guests to escape (XSA-224, bsc#1042938)
- CVE-2017-10916: PKRU and BND* leakage between vCPU-s might have leaked information to other guests (XSA-220, bsc#1042923)
- CVE-2017-9330: USB OHCI Emulation in qemu allowed local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by leveraging an incorrect return value (bsc#1042160)
- CVE-2017-8309: Memory leak in the audio/audio.c allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly starting and stopping audio capture (bsc#1037243)
- CVE-2017-8112: hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c allowed local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via the message ring page count (bsc#1036470)
- CVE-2017-8905: Xen a failsafe callback, which might have allowed PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS (XSA-215, bsc#1034845).
- CVE-2017-9503: The MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support was vulnerable to a null pointer dereference issue which allowed a privileged user inside guest to crash the Qemu process on the host resulting in DoS (bsc#1043297)
- CVE-2017-9374: Missing free of 's->ipacket', causes a host memory leak, allowing for DoS (bsc#1043074)
These non-security issues were fixed:
- bsc#1031460: Fixed DomU Live Migration
- bsc#1014136: Fixed kdump SLES12-SP2
- bsc#1026236: Equalized paravirtualized vs. fully virtualized migration speed
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1812-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenAlpine:v3.10 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.11 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.12 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.13 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.14 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.15 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.16 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.17 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.18 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.19 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenAlpine:v3.20 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.21 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.22 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.23 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.24 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.3 |
before 4.6.6-r0 | 4.6.6-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.4 |
before 4.6.6-r0 | 4.6.6-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.5 |
before 4.7.3-r0 | 4.7.3-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.6 |
before 4.8.2-r0 | 4.8.2-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.7 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.8 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenAlpine:v3.9 |
before 4.9.0-r0 | 4.9.0-r0 |
xenDebian:12 |
before 4.8.1-1+deb9u3 | 4.8.1-1+deb9u3 |
xenDebian:13 |
before 4.8.1-1+deb9u3 | 4.8.1-1+deb9u3 |
xenDebian:14 |
before 4.8.1-1+deb9u3 | 4.8.1-1+deb9u3 |
xenDebian: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 Show 15 moreShow less4.1.4-3+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 |
xenDebian:8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 4.4.1-9+deb8u10, plus listed versions 4.4.1-94.4.1-9+deb8u14.4.1-9+deb8u24.4.1-9+deb8u34.4.1-9+deb8u4 Show 5 moreShow less4.4.1-9+deb8u54.4.1-9+deb8u64.4.1-9+deb8u74.4.1-9+deb8u84.4.1-9+deb8u9 |
4.4.1-9+deb8u10 |
xenDebian:9 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 4.8.1-1+deb9u3, plus listed versions 4.8.1-1+deb9u14.8.1-1+deb9u2 |
4.8.1-1+deb9u3 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 4.4.4_21-22.42.1 | 4.4.4_21-22.42.1 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 4.4.4_21-22.42.1 | 4.4.4_21-22.42.1 |
xenSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6 From an advisory covering 17 CVEs |
before 4.5.5_12-22.18.1 | 4.5.5_12-22.18.1 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 17 CVEs |
before 4.5.5_12-22.18.1 | 4.5.5_12-22.18.1 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 17 CVEs |
before 4.5.5_12-22.18.1 | 4.5.5_12-22.18.1 |
xenUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12, plus listed versions 4.3.0-1ubuntu14.3.0-1ubuntu24.3.0-1ubuntu34.3.0-1ubuntu44.3.0-1ubuntu5 Show 21 moreShow less4.4.0-0ubuntu34.4.0-0ubuntu44.4.0-0ubuntu54.4.0-0ubuntu5.14.4.0-0ubuntu5.24.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.14.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.24.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.34.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.44.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.54.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.64.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.14.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.24.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.34.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.44.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.54.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.64.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.74.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.94.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.104.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11 |
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12 |
xenUbuntu: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 less4.6.0-1ubuntu4.14.6.0-1ubuntu4.24.6.0-1ubuntu4.34.6.5-0ubuntu14.6.5-0ubuntu1.1 |
4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-10922 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Xen, published July 5, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.9.0-r0.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-03
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3969
securitytracker.com/id/1038734
xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-224.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-17
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10922
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-mcx2-83hc-5298
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-10922
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10922
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171795-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1014136
bugzilla.suse.com/1026236
bugzilla.suse.com/1027519
bugzilla.suse.com/1031460
bugzilla.suse.com/1032148
bugzilla.suse.com/1034845
bugzilla.suse.com/1036470
bugzilla.suse.com/1037243
bugzilla.suse.com/1042160
bugzilla.suse.com/1042863
bugzilla.suse.com/1042882
bugzilla.suse.com/1042893
bugzilla.suse.com/1042915
bugzilla.suse.com/1042924
bugzilla.suse.com/1042931
bugzilla.suse.com/1042938
bugzilla.suse.com/1043074
bugzilla.suse.com/1043297
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10911
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10912
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10913
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10914
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10915
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10917
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10918
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10920
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10921
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10922
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8112
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8309
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8905
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9330
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9374
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9503
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171812-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1042923
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10916
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10922
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10922