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CVE-2016-6258

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CVE-2016-6258

Published: Aug 2, 2016

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

GLSA-201611-09
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-3633
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
1036446
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
92131
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID

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