High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12136
CVE-2017-12136
Description
Race condition in the grant table code in Xen 4.6.x through 4.9.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (free list corruption and host crash) or gain privileges on the host via vectors involving maptrack free list handling.
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Affected products
31cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.6.x - 4.9.x
- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/xen&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 4.15.1_01-1.2+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.15.1_01-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.3_03-43.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0_11-3.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.3_03-43.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0_11-3.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.3_03-43.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0_11-3.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.3_03-43.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.0_11-3.9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/15/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-228.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX225941nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3969nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100346nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039175nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14nvdThird Party Advisory
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