Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | alpine-linux-upgrade-xen | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel | May 18, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-linux | Jun 28, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1485-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-1031-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1012-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual | Jun 10, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 |
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