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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036446 | Third Party Advisory |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-4.6.patch | Patch |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-unstable.patch | Patch |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-182.html | Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92131 | Third Party Advisory |
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX214954 | Vendor Advisory |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-4.5.patch | Patch |
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html | Release Notes |
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633 | |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09 |
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Information
Published : 2016-08-02 09:59
Updated : 2017-06-30 18:29
NVD link : CVE-2016-6258
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6258
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CWE
CWE-284
Improper Access Control
Products Affected
citrix
- xenserver
xen
- xen