CVE-2016-4962 | BDVDB-2026-76292 Detail

Description#

The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12016-06-07Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.