CVE-2016-10024

MEDIUM

Xen < 4.8.0 - Denial of Service via Asynchronous Instruction Stream Modification

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Xen through 4.8.x allows local x86 PV guest OS kernel administrators to cause a denial of service (host hang or crash) by modifying the instruction stream asynchronously while performing certain kernel operations.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-202.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95021
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037517
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX219378

Scores

CVSS v3 6.0
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 34.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (5)
citrix/xenserver 6.0.2
citrix/xenserver 6.2.0
citrix/xenserver 6.5
citrix/xenserver 7.0
xen/xen < 4.8.0
Published Jan 26, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026