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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.890964
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-964-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xen' package(s) announced via the DLA-964-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xen' package(s) announced via the DLA-964-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xen hypervisor. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2016-9932 (XSA-200) CMPXCHG8B emulation allows local HVM guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host stack memory.

CVE-2017-7995

Description Xen checks access permissions to MMIO ranges only after accessing them, allowing host PCI device space memory reads.

CVE-2017-8903 (XSA-213) Xen mishandles page tables after an IRET hypercall which can lead to arbitrary code execution on the host OS. The vulnerability is only exposed to 64-bit PV guests.

CVE-2017-8904 (XSA-214) Xen mishandles the contains segment descriptors property during GNTTABOP_transfer. This might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS.

CVE-2017-8905 (XSA-215) Xen mishandles a failsafe callback which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 4.1.6.lts1-8.

We recommend that you upgrade your xen packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'xen' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9932
BugTraq ID: 94863
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94863
Debian Security Information: DSA-3847 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037468
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7995
BugTraq ID: 98314
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98314
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8903
BugTraq ID: 98426
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98426
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038386
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8904
BugTraq ID: 98428
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98428
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038387
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8905
BugTraq ID: 98436
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98436
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038388
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