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CVE-2017-10919: Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of...

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles virtual interrupt injection, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-223.

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CVE-2017-10919 is a Xen hypervisor availability flaw. A user inside a guest operating system can trigger mishandling of virtual interrupt injection and crash the hypervisor. The main business risk is outage of affected Xen hosts and all workloads depending on them. Exposure is most likely on environments still running Xen through 4.8.x, especially shared or multi-tenant hosts where guest users are not fully trusted. Treat as high priority for Xen-based hosting or internal virtualization clusters with untrusted guest users. The issue is availability-focused, but a hypervisor crash can create broad service disruption. Mitigation focus: Inventory Xen hosts and identify versions through 4.8.x.; Review upstream Xen XSA-223 and distribution advisories for exact vendor guidance.; Apply vendor-provided Xen security updates through supported package channels..

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