vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-10025): xen vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 26, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 26, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
VMFUNC emulation in Xen 4.6.x through 4.8.x on x86 systems using AMD virtualization extensions (aka SVM) allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) by leveraging a missing NULL pointer check.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-xen
References
- CVE-2016-10025
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-10025
- CWE-476
- DISA_SEVERITY-Category I
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-1222
- IAVM-2017-B-0008
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/21/5
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-1222
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10025
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-203.html
Rapid7 Labs
2026 Global Threat Landscape Report
The predictive window has collapsed. Exploitation follows disclosure in days. See how attackers are accelerating and how to stay ahead.