CVE-2016-4480
N/A
Published: May 18, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsXenVm Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
The guest_walk_tables function in arch/x86/mm/guest_walk.c in Xen 4.6.x and earlier does not properly handle the Page Size (PS) page table entry bit at the L4 and L3 page table levels, which might allow local guest OS users to gain privileges via a crafted mapping of memory.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-176.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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