CVE-2016-10013
HIGHXen < 4.8.0 - Privilege Escalation via SYSCALL Singlestep Mishandling
Title source: llmDescription
Xen through 4.8.x allows local 64-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges by leveraging mishandling of SYSCALL singlestep during emulation.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94963
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037491
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-204.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
26.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
xen/xen
< 4.8.0
Published
Jan 26, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026