ALPINE-CVE-2017-17565

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CVE-2017-17565
Published: 12 Dec 2017, 23:29
Last modified:19 Nov 2025, 06:09

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.6 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Dec 2017, 23:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Nov 2025, 06:09
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) if shadow mode and log-dirty mode are in place, because of an incorrect assertion related to M2P.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.6CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•xen

    < 4.6.6-r3 | < 4.7.3-r5 | < 4.8.2-r5

References (1)