xen: DMOP map/unmap missing argument checks (XSA-238)
Published Oct 18, 2017
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen 4.5.x through 4.9.x allowing attackers (who control a stub domain kernel or tool stack) to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) because of a missing comparison (of range start to range end) within the DMOP map/unmap implementation.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.5.0
- 4.5.1
- 4.5.2
- 4.5.3
- 4.5.5
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.3
- 4.6.4
- 4.6.5
- 4.6.6
- 4.7.0
- 4.7.1
- 4.7.2
- 4.7.3
- 4.8.0
- 4.8.1
- 4.9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 23.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 26.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 21.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-238.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15591 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1499818 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15591
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15591
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-238.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-238.html | ||
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15591 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1499818 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15591 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15591 | ||
| https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-238.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListMitigationPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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