Access Restriction Bypass Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.0-1
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- published23 Jan 2017
- disclosed23 Jan 2017
Introduced: 23 Jan 2017
CVE-2016-9382 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 xen to version 4.8.0-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
Xen 4.0.x through 4.7.x mishandle x86 task switches to VM86 mode, which allows local 32-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by leveraging a guest operating system that uses hardware task switching and allows a new task to start in VM86 mode.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9382
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX218775
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-192.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94470
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037341
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9382