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Citrix XenServer DOS (XSA-470)

🗓️ 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Citrix XenServer is vulnerable to DoS, allowing unprivileged guests to crash the hypervisor.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(241980);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/04/30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-27465");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2025-B-0113-S");

  script_name(english:"Citrix XenServer DOS (XSA-470)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Xen hypervisor installation is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version number, the Xen hypervisor installed on the remote host is affected by
a DoS vulnerability where An unprivileged guest can cause a hypervisor crash, causing a Denial of
Service (DoS) of the entire host.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2025-07/msg00027.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-470.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply the appropriate hotfix according to the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-27465");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/07/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/07/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/07/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:citrix:xenserver");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("xen_server_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Xen Hypervisor", "Settings/ParanoidReport");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras.inc');

var app = 'Xen Hypervisor';
var app_info = vcf::xen_hypervisor::get_app_info(app:app);


if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

var fixes;
var version = app_info['version'];

# there are versions that are vulnerable and seem to be EOL so they will not have the fix patch ever
# ie 4.9 had its last commit in 2020 yet advisory states it is vulnerable.
var greater_than_equal_to_first_vuln_version = ver_compare(ver:version, fix:'4.9', strict:false) >= 0;
var less_than_first_patch_version = ver_compare(ver:version, fix:'4.17', strict:false) < 0;

if (greater_than_equal_to_first_vuln_version && less_than_first_patch_version)
{
    vcf::report_results(
      app_info: app_info,
      fix: 'See vendor advisory',
      severity: SECURITY_HOLE
    );
}

fixes['4.17']['fixed_ver']           = '4.17.5';
fixes['4.17']['fixed_ver_display']   = '4.17.5 (changeset 90b79a5)';
fixes['4.17']['affected_ver_regex']  = "^4\.17([^0-9]|$)";
fixes['4.17']['affected_changesets'] = make_list('015a7e3', '3c31a87',
  'ddc5c1e', '1d4361b', 'ebf61f7', '15bb4cc', '2aa9922', 'd109962',
  'd6654c6', 'b6eb793', 'f370d37', '2f5d4a0', '574e42e', 'a4e5191',
  '1db4f1a', '9629661', 'f65f18e', '9a6bd1e', '72064cf', '4ae329d',
  '0604496', 'd9606f9', '8d13862', 'f277875', '9cf7d9c', '78b984d',
  '8d75f6a', '0824ba9', '8ca06b7', 'f56bf7e', '3ef9196', '1db6ce3',
  '265aa7f', 'b72f32e', '9f6e015', 'd772df5', '430ce6c');

fixes['4.18']['fixed_ver']           = '4.18.5';
fixes['4.18']['fixed_ver_display']   = '4.18.5 (changeset 438bb12)';
fixes['4.18']['affected_ver_regex']  = "^4\.18([^0-9]|$)";
fixes['4.18']['affected_changesets'] = make_list('0b8f769');

fixes['4.19']['fixed_ver']           = '4.19.3';
fixes['4.19']['fixed_ver_display']   = '4.19.3-pre (changeset f830240)';
fixes['4.19']['affected_ver_regex']  = "^4\.19([^0-9]|$)";
fixes['4.19']['affected_changesets'] = make_list('4d6ddd3', '2b82a9d',
  '81ffb56', 'e02b039', 'ee8ae3a', 'a24e1cd', 'ded4587', 'a71c40d',
  'bcdb61a', '43aeacf', 'e9e2f32', '4876425', '2b92925', 'f33ff85',
  '294bea9', '2713598', '58ab9fc', '2071948', '556ca37', '545eba2',
  '4da237f', '246ed39', 'cdb61d7', '554fb24', 'cf8ff53', 'c993d8e',
  '62cba67', 'cada2a8', '3e24eef', '57112bb', '7ac34d1', '24e4156',
  '7e23b4e', '3cde61a', '694015c', 'd0e99ff', 'e3d6333', '19cc949',
  '45f8d17', 'aa53633', 'bf87515', 'c7dbcda', 'd80a13f', 'b41df85',
  'eb2b48f', '888631e', '3078218', '62890a1', '6831007', '7efd283',
  'cd0fa83', '0f74a33', 'e2adda1', '9466bb1', '7ffef37', 'c7e5683',
  '593c437', '3450fe0', '7abb230', '3721c34', 'f6b3786', 'ae562be', '7d82789');

fixes['4.20']['fixed_ver']           = '4.20.1';
fixes['4.20']['fixed_ver_display']   = '4.20.1-pre (changeset 9e1309b)';
fixes['4.20']['affected_ver_regex']  = "^4\.20([^0-9]|$)";
fixes['4.20']['affected_changesets'] = make_list('2f80f30', 'fd64f59',
  '110bc6e', '0cd774e', '60f6137', 'ed3bf0a', '5919917', 'a60e953',
  'ddec007', '612cfd7', 'ee150f5', 'f938c08', 'b1eeea4', '6850616',
  'd58800f', '45056fe', 'b9e8204', 'cda26ae', 'c6a2b5e', 'f81f443',
  '5992d3a', 'cf81888', '47d911f', '690655a', '0258350', '69a629b',
  '1532272', '7f26cba', '20212a3', 'fd7218e', '16b30e0', '563af59',
  '17bad69', 'a70222e', '18d59a6', 'e9978d0', '87ab3ad', '052e7f5',
  '23f7c83', '78317ae', '17c6958', 'd747ca0', '0ab5bed', 'a30bb23',
  'd6a11ac', '59be07b', '2b430f8', '5689997', 'b0a94e3', 'f2603e2',
  'd4e5f8c', '56badca', '35cb38b', 'f1e8b37', 'a05e481', 'fc07876',
  '7d9bbb8', '23a0299', 'ade8230', 'dee15fa', '6b399ed', 'f1dd955',
  'f01a09d', '1a8df82', '2bd2c08', 'e0d9137', '5b5a11c', 'da24dcc',
  'ad82c8c', 'ad569a4', '41d65b3', '95d726d', 'c413eff', 'e071b23',
  'dd81219', 'fdbb32a', 'e6816c3', 'cfa5bc6', '81189d7', '0b37231',
  '44407a9', '0a84ef2', '8f94c1e', '2599ee0', '3ccbe66', 'b1bbf20',
  '64f9c54', 'ad063b0', 'a2cf6f9', '52c99f4', '108fcc6', 'f14c523',
  '990a3d8', 'a1f8f1e', 'fcbd016', '92afeb2', '859e2c4', 'de440d0',
  'da36efa', 'fbb06cf', '8c788b4', 'c607822', 'c1badde', '97f064d',
  '4089358', 'b29984d', '80cbb29', 'f2ddbeb', '1ddf72b', '94928e4',
  '74b40fe', 'f581b36', '4a480e7', '70038e8', 'bc3006b', 'a1a5bd4',
  '1d8d575', 'b5ade8e', '48f0131', '9d46565');

  vcf::xen_hypervisor::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, fixes:fixes, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

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