CVE-2016-2271

xen: guest user mode may crash guest with non-canonical RIP (XSA-170)

Published Feb 19, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
VMX in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using an Intel or Cyrix CPU, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via vectors related to a non-canonical RIP.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-479-1 xen security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3519-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3355 VMX in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using an Intel or Cyrix CPU, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via vectors related to a non-canonical RIP.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:24 PM
Reserved
Feb 9, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 19, 2016, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:43 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 17, 2016, 12:00 AM