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Debian 7 Wheezy DLA-907-1 Critical: Xen Memory Access Risk

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Calendar Grey April 21, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
Upgrade your Xen packages in Debian 7 Wheezy to boost security and fix vulnerabilities in guest memory access by installing the latest repository versions
CVE-2017-7228 (XSA-212) An insufficient check on XENMEM_exchange may allow PV guests to access all of system memory

Summary

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

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Package: xen
Version: 4.1.6.lts1-6
CVE ID: CVE-2017-7228
Debian Bug: #859560

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