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CVE-2016-7093
Published: Sep 21, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Xen 4.5.3, 4.6.3, and 4.7.x allow local HVM guest OS administrators to overwrite hypervisor memory and consequently gain host OS privileges by leveraging mishandling of instruction pointer truncation during emulation.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-186.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
92865
vdb-entry
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http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071
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1036752
vdb-entry
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GLSA-201611-09
vendor-advisory
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