CVE-2017-12137
Publication date 24 August 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allows local PV guest OS users to gain host OS privileges via vectors related to map_grant_ref.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| xen | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.6.5-0ubuntu1.4
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.14
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |