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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.2
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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 | Aug 2, 2016 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-xen | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 2, 2016 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-xen-kernel | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 2, 2016 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-xensuse-upgrade-xen-develsuse-upgrade-xen-doc-htmlsuse-upgrade-xen-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-xen-libssuse-upgrade-xen-libs-32bitsuse-upgrade-xen-toolssuse-upgrade-xen-tools-domususe-upgrade-xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk | Aug 22, 2016 | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-xen | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 2, 2016 |
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