CVE-2016-9382

Xen 4.0.x through 4.7.x mishandle x86 task switches to VM86 mode, which allows local 32-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges or cause a denial of…

published January 23, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Xen 4.0.x through 4.7.x mishandle x86 task switches to VM86 mode, which allows local 32-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by leveraging a guest operating system that uses hardware task switching and allows a new task to start in VM86 mode.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00448 · 37.7th percentile
Published
2017-01-23T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 JAN 21:00Z
    Xen 4.0.x through 4.7.x mishandle x86 task switches to VM86 mode, which allows local 32-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges or cause a denial of…
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