Description
Xen 4.7.x and earlier does not properly honor CR0.TS and CR0.EM, which allows local x86 HVM guest OS users to read or modify FPU, MMX, or XMM register state information belonging to arbitrary tasks on the guest by modifying an instruction while the hypervisor is preparing to emulate it.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-699-1 | xen security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3729-1 | xen security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-8627 | Xen 4.7.x and earlier does not properly honor CR0.TS and CR0.EM, which allows local x86 HVM guest OS users to read or modify FPU, MMX, or XMM register state information belonging to arbitrary tasks on the guest by modifying an instruction while the hypervisor is preparing to emulate it. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:55.996Z
Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-7777
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-10-07T14:59:10.287
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-7777
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD