SB2018022720 - Denial of service in xen (Alpine package)



SB2018022720 - Denial of service in xen (Alpine package)

Published: February 27, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018022720
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17565)

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper assertion related to machine-to-physical (M2P) translation table entries. A remote attacker can cause the system to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.