CVE-2016-9382
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 23, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 17, 2016
Description
Xen 4.0.x through 4.7.x mishandle x86 task switches to VM86 mode, which allows local 32-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by leveraging a guest operating system that uses hardware task switching and allows a new task to start in VM86 mode.
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
- 94470vdb-entry
- GLSA-201612-56vendor-advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-192.html
- 1037341vdb-entry
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX218775
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