Debian Security Advisory

DLA-907-1 xen -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
21 Apr 2017
Affected Packages:
xen
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-7228.
More information:
  • CVE-2017-7228 (XSA-212)

    An insufficient check on XENMEM_exchange may allow PV guests to access all of system memory.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 4.1.6.lts1-6.

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: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS