CVE-2017-14317: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2017-14317: A domain cleanup issue was discovered in the C xenstore daemon (aka cxenstored) in Xen through 4.9.x.

A domain cleanup issue was discovered in the C xenstore daemon (aka cxenstored) in Xen through 4.9.x. When shutting down a VM with a stubdomain, a race in cxenstored may cause a double-free. The xenstored daemon may crash, resulting in a DoS of any parts of the system relying on it (including domain creation / destruction, ballooning, device changes, etc.).

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 5, 2024, 19:20 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This Xen issue can crash the xenstored service during VM shutdowns involving stubdomains. That can disrupt hypervisor management functions such as creating, destroying, resizing, or changing VM devices. The cited sources describe denial of service, not data theft or remote code execution. Exposure is most likely on Xen deployments through 4.9.x using the C xenstore daemon, especially where VMs use stubdomains. Systems not running Xen, not using cxenstored, or already updated under vendor advisories are less likely exposed. Schedule remediation in the normal security patch cycle, faster for critical virtualization clusters. The main risk is disruption to VM lifecycle and resource operations, which can affect availability and incident recovery. Mitigation focus: Apply Xen vendor fixes referenced by XSA-233 or downstream security updates.; For Debian systems, review and apply DSA-4050 or DLA-1549-1 updates as applicable.; Prioritize hypervisors hosting critical or multi-tenant workloads..

Prepared: Jun 12, 2026, 21:19 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Sep 12, 2017, 15:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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DSA-4050CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
[debian-lts-announce] 20181018 [SECURITY] [DLA 1549-1] xen security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST

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