CVE-2017-10914: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2017-10914: The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x has a race condition leading to a double free, which allows gu...

The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x has a race condition leading to a double free, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), or possibly obtain sensitive information or gain privileges, aka XSA-218 bug 2.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 5, 2024, 17:50 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2017-10914 affects Xen’s grant-table handling through 4.8.x. A race condition can trigger a double free. The stated impact is guest-triggered denial of service through memory consumption, with possible sensitive information exposure or privilege gain. Evidence in the bundle does not confirm active exploitation. Exposure is most likely on virtualization hosts running Xen through 4.8.x, especially multi-tenant or untrusted-guest environments. Debian and Gentoo advisories indicate downstream package relevance. The bundle does not identify non-Xen products or complete version ranges beyond Xen through 4.8.x. Prioritize remediation for Xen hosts that run untrusted or customer-controlled guests. The business concern is host stability and possible cross-tenant impact. Because severity metadata is incomplete, urgency should be driven by exposure to untrusted guests and vendor advisory applicability. Mitigation focus: Review Xen XSA-218 and applicable OS vendor advisories.; Apply the relevant Xen, Debian, or Gentoo security updates.; Prioritize hosts running Xen through 4.8.x..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 04:25 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jul 5, 2017, 01:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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GLSA-201708-03CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-218.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201710-17CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO

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