Xen 4.5.3, 4.6.3, and 4.7.x allow local HVM guest OS administrators to overwrite hypervisor memory and consequently gain host OS privileges by leveraging mishandling of instruction pointer truncation during emulation.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xen | Aug 30, 2017 | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade xen-kernel | Dec 4, 2016 | Dec 4, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/xen-tools.Upgrade app-emulation/xen. | Oct 30, 2017 | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 8, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade xen-toolsUpgrade xen-develUpgrade xen-tools-xendomains-wait-diskUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade xen | Oct 12, 2016 | Sep 21, 2016 |
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