VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10013
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- xen/xen
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94963Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037491Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-204.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94963Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037491Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-204.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.