CVE-2016-6259

Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x do not implement Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) whitelisting in 32-bit exception and event delivery, which allows local…

published August 2, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
49.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x do not implement Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) whitelisting in 32-bit exception and event delivery, which allows local 32-bit PV guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (hypervisor and VM crash) by triggering a safety check.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00639 · 49.7th percentile
Published
2016-08-02T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 AUG 16:00Z
    Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x do not implement Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) whitelisting in 32-bit exception and event delivery, which allows local…
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