VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10024
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.
MEDIUM 6.0EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- xen/xen · citrix/xenserver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95021Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037517Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-202.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX219378Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95021Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037517Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-202.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX219378Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.