SUSE CVE-2017-10916

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...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2017:1812-1)

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CVE-2017-10916

CVE-2017-10916 is an information-leak flaw in the Xen vCPU context-switch handling of Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU). The issue enables guest OS users to potentially bypass ASLR and related protections. Public advisories (Debian, SUSE, Fedora/OpenVAS/NASL) associate t...