vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-6259: xen -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | 08/02/2016 | 07/30/2024 | 04/14/2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
08/02/2016
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
04/14/2025
Description
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-xen
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