CVE-2016-6258
N/A
Published: August 2, 2016 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsXenXenServer
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX214954Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92131VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036446x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-182.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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