PT-2017-10102
CVE-2016-9385
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Published
2016-11-25
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
6.0
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Xen versions 4.4.x through 4.7.x
Description
The issue allows local x86 PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service, resulting in a host crash, by exploiting the lack of canonical address checks in the x86 segment base write emulation functionality.
Recommendations
For Xen versions 4.4.x through 4.7.x, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent a denial of service.
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