CVE-2016-6259
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 0.6%
Description
Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x do not implement Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) whitelisting in 32-bit exception and event delivery, which allows local 32-bit PV guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (hypervisor and VM crash) by triggering a safety check.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX214954VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92130VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036447x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-183.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa183-4.6.patchx_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa183-unstable.patchQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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