CVE-2016-6258
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 2, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 20, 2016
Description
The PV pagetable code in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.7.x and earlier allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges by leveraging fast-paths for updating pagetable entries.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-182.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-4.6.patch
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX214954
- GLSA-201611-09vendor-advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-unstable.patch
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-4.5.patch
- DSA-3633vendor-advisory
- 1036446vdb-entry
- 92131vdb-entry
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