xen: Missing NUMA node parameter verification (XSA-231)
Published Sep 12, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
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Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
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Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 31.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 71.88th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100818 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039348 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-231.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14316 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486707 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14316
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX227185 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14316
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100818 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039348 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-231.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14316 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486707 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14316 | ||
| https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX227185 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14316 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
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