CVE-2016-7092

Severity

68%

Complexity

31%

Confidentiality

165%

The get_page_from_l3e function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges via vectors related to L3 recursive pagetables.

The get_page_from_l3e function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges via vectors related to L3 recursive pagetables.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-09-21 14:25:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-01 01:30:00

Affected Software

Xen

References

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071

Third Party Advisory

DSA-3663

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

92862

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1036751

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-185.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa185.patch

Patch, Vendor Advisory

GLSA-201611-09

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