vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-9637: Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 16, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 16, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
The (1) ioport_read and (2) ioport_write functions in Xen, when qemu is used as a device model within Xen, might allow local x86 HVM guest OS administrators to gain qemu process privileges via vectors involving an out-of-range ioport access.
Solutions
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-xengentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-xen-pvgrubgentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-xen-tools
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