Description
The fpu_fxrstor function in arch/x86/i387.c in Xen 4.x does not properly handle writes to the hardware FSW.ES bit when running on AMD64 processors, which allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive register content information from another guest by leveraging pending exception and mask bits. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-2076.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-571-1 | xen security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3554-1 | xen security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-4211 | The fpu_fxrstor function in arch/x86/i387.c in Xen 4.x does not properly handle writes to the hardware FSW.ES bit when running on AMD64 processors, which allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive register content information from another guest by leveraging pending exception and mask bits. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-2076. |
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History
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:57.465Z
Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-3159
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-04-13T16:59:19.507
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-3159
OpenCVE Enrichment
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