CVE-2017-17565 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Xen through version 4.9.x. A low-privileged PV guest OS user can crash the host OS when shadow mode and log-dirty mode are enabled, due to an incorrect assertion related to M2P. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.6 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity and a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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