Name: CVE-2016-2270: Improper Input Validation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-2270, CWE-20, CVSS 6.8, EPSS 0.01481

Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host reboot) via vectors related to multiple mappings of MMIO pages with different cachability settings.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade qemuUpgrade xenUpgrade linux-vanilla.Upgrade linux-grsec	Aug 30, 2017	Dec 17, 2015
Debian	—	Upgrade xen	Mar 22, 2016	Feb 19, 2016
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade app-emulation/pvgrub.Upgrade app-emulation/xen.Upgrade app-emulation/xen-tools.Upgrade app-emulation/xen-pvgrub.	Oct 30, 2017	Feb 19, 2016
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Feb 17, 2016
Suse	—	Upgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade xen-kmp-traceUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade xenUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade xen-develUpgrade xen-tools-xendomains-wait-diskUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade xen-toolsUpgrade xen-doc-pdfUpgrade xen-kmp-default	Mar 28, 2016	Feb 19, 2016
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade xen	Nov 19, 2024	Feb 19, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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