Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2017-12134
The xen_biovec_phys_mergeable function in drivers/xen/biomerge.c in Xen might allow local OS guest users to corrupt block device data streams and consequently obtain sensitive memory information, cause a denial of service, or gain host OS privileges by leveraging incorrect block IO merge-ability calculation.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
EPSS Probability:0.50%
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xen | xen | all |
| citrix | xenserver | 6.0.2, 6.2.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.497%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2017-08-01T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2017-08-24T14:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2017-08-15 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T18:28:16 |
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