CVE-2016-4480
See a problem?- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4480
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-4480.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-4480
- Related
- Published
- 2016-05-18T14:59:05Z
- Modified
- 2024-09-18T01:00:22Z
- Severity
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- 8.4 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The guestwalktables function in arch/x86/mm/guest_walk.c in Xen 4.6.x and earlier does not properly handle the Page Size (PS) page table entry bit at the L4 and L3 page table levels, which might allow local guest OS users to gain privileges via a crafted mapping of memory.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-176.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90710
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035901
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4480
Affected packages
Debian:11 / xen
Package
- Name
- xen
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source
Debian:12 / xen
Package
- Name
- xen
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source
Debian:13 / xen
Package
- Name
- xen
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source