CVE-2016-6258 | BDVDB-2026-77448 Detail
Description#
The PV pagetable code in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.7.x and earlier allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges by leveraging fast-paths for updating pagetable entries.
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-182.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-4.6.patch
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX214954
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-unstable.patch
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-4.5.patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036446
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92131
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.