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 | — | Upgrade xen | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | May 18, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jun 28, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 14, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-1031-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1012-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-107-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-107-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-107-highbankUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-107-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-107-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-107-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-107-virtualUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1485-omap4 | Jun 10, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 |
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