CVE-2016-6258
CVE-2016-6258
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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.
CVSS 8.8 · High · EPSS 0.4% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
xen Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.8.0~rc3-1
Update to 4.8.0~rc3-1
xen Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.8.0~rc3-1
Update to 4.8.0~rc3-1
xen Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.8.0~rc3-1
Update to 4.8.0~rc3-1
xen Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.3.0-1ubuntu1
- 4.3.0-1ubuntu2
- 4.3.0-1ubuntu3
- 4.3.0-1ubuntu4
- 4.3.0-1ubuntu5
- 4.4.0-0ubuntu3
- 4.4.0-0ubuntu4
- 4.4.0-0ubuntu5
- 4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1
- 4.4.0-0ubuntu5.2
- 4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- 4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
- 4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
- 4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
- 4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
- 4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.6
- 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
- 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
- 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
- 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
- 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.7
Update to 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.7
xen Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.5.1-0ubuntu1
- 4.5.1-0ubuntu2
- 4.6.0-1ubuntu1
- 4.6.0-1ubuntu2
- 4.6.0-1ubuntu4
- 4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.6.0-1ubuntu4.2
Update to 4.6.0-1ubuntu4.2
Original sources
- 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
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-unstable.patch
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-4.5.patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036446
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92131
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6258