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CVE-2016-9382
Published: Jan 23, 2017
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
94470
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-201612-56
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-192.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1037341
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX218775
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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