CVE-2016-7092

N/A
Published: September 21, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorXen

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The get_page_from_l3e function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges via vectors related to L3 recursive pagetables.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Xen· Xenwordpress-plugin
95%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (8)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92862
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036751
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-185.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa185.patch
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264

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