Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x do not implement Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) whitelisting in 32-bit exception and event delivery, which allows local 32-bit PV guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (hypervisor and VM crash) by triggering a safety check.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX214954 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92130 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036447 | Third Party Advisory |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-183.html | Mailing List Patch |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa183-4.6.patch | Mitigation Patch |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa183-unstable.patch | Mitigation Patch |
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX214954 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92130 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036447 | Third Party Advisory |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-183.html | Mailing List Patch |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa183-4.6.patch | Mitigation Patch |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa183-unstable.patch | Mitigation Patch |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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Configuration 2 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 02:55
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX214954 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92130 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036447 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-183.html - Mailing List, Patch | |
References | () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa183-4.6.patch - Mitigation, Patch | |
References | () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa183-unstable.patch - Mitigation, Patch |
Information
Published : 2016-08-02 16:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:55
NVD link : CVE-2016-6259
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6259
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6259
JSON object : View
Products Affected
citrix
- xenserver
xen
- xen
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation