Description
Xen 4.5.3, 4.6.3, and 4.7.x allow local HVM guest OS administrators to overwrite hypervisor memory and consequently gain host OS privileges by leveraging mishandling of instruction pointer truncation during emulation.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-7973 | Xen 4.5.3, 4.6.3, and 4.7.x allow local HVM guest OS administrators to overwrite hypervisor memory and consequently gain host OS privileges by leveraging mishandling of instruction pointer truncation during emulation. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.500Z
Reserved: 2016-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-7093
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-09-21T14:25:24.097
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-7093
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD