CVE-2016-9381

xen: qemu incautious about shared ring processing (XSA-197)

Published Jan 23, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Race condition in QEMU in Xen allows local x86 HVM guest OS administrators to gain privileges by changing certain data on shared rings, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-720-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10191 Race condition in QEMU in Xen allows local x86 HVM guest OS administrators to gain privileges by changing certain data on shared rings, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3261-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 2:50 AM
Reserved
Nov 17, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 23, 2017, 9:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:55 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 22, 2016, 12:00 AM