Out-of-Bounds Affecting xen package, versions <4.4.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-XEN-530884
  • published11 May 2016
  • disclosed11 May 2016

Introduced: 11 May 2016

CVE-2016-3710  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 xen to version 4.4.0-1 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.

The VGA module in QEMU improperly performs bounds checking on banked access to video memory, which allows local guest OS administrators to execute arbitrary code on the host by changing access modes after setting the bank register, aka the "Dark Portal" issue.

CVSS Scores

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