The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU) features, which makes it easier for guest OS users to defeat ASLR and other protection mechanisms, aka XSA-220.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-07-05T01:00:00

Updated: 2017-11-03T18:57:01

Reserved: 2017-07-04T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-10916

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-05T01:29:00.707

Modified: 2017-11-04T01:29:31.880


Link: CVE-2017-10916

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