Alpine: multiple xen packages: security update to 4.9.0-r0

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 424718

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

- The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x does not ensure sufficient type counts for a
GNTMAP_device_map and GNTMAP_host_map mapping, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service
(count mismanagement and memory corruption) or obtain privileged host OS access, aka XSA-224 bug 2.
(CVE-2017-10921)

- The make_response function in drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.8 allows
guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS (or other guest OS) kernel memory by
leveraging the copying of uninitialized padding fields in Xen block-interface response structures, aka
XSA-216. (CVE-2017-10911)

- Xen through 4.8.x mishandles page transfer, which allows guest OS users to obtain privileged host OS
access, aka XSA-217. (CVE-2017-10912)

- The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x provides false mapping information in certain cases of
concurrent unmap calls, which allows backend attackers to obtain sensitive information or gain privileges,
aka XSA-218 bug 1. (CVE-2017-10913)

- The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x has a race condition leading to a double free, which allows
guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), or possibly obtain sensitive information
or gain privileges, aka XSA-218 bug 2. (CVE-2017-10914)

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 424718

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 5/31/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-10921

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-10911, CVE-2017-10912, CVE-2017-10913, CVE-2017-10914, CVE-2017-10915, CVE-2017-10916, CVE-2017-10917, CVE-2017-10918, CVE-2017-10919, CVE-2017-10920, CVE-2017-10921, CVE-2017-10922, CVE-2017-10923

BID: 99162, 99158, 99411, 99174, 99167, 99157, 99161, 99159, 99435, 99160

IAVB: 2017-B-0074-S

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