CVE-2016-7093

xen: x86: Mishandling of instruction pointer truncation during emulation

Published Sep 21, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Xen 4.5.3, 4.6.3, and 4.7.x allow local HVM guest OS administrators to overwrite hypervisor memory and consequently gain host OS privileges by leveraging mishandling of instruction pointer truncation during emulation.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7973 Xen 4.5.3, 4.6.3, and 4.7.x allow local HVM guest OS administrators to overwrite hypervisor memory and consequently gain host OS privileges by leveraging mishandling of instruction pointer truncation during emulation.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:50 AM
Reserved
Aug 25, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 21, 2016, 2:25 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:52 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 8, 2016, 12:00 AM