CVE-2016-4962
N/A
Published: June 7, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsXenVm Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.
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.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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