CVE-2016-7092
The get_page_from_l3e function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges via vectors related to L3 recursive pagetables.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The get_page_from_l3e function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges via vectors related to L3 recursive pagetables.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- xen/xen
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3663
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92862Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036751Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-185.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa185.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3663
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92862Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036751Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-185.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa185.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.