# CVE-2017-8904: Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP\_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which mig

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-05-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98428
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-214.html
- https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038387

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