High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-15588
CVE-2017-15588
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS because of a race condition that can cause a stale TLB entry.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-241.htmlnvdMailing ListMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101490nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00027.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14nvd
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050nvd
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