Code Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.0~rc3-1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published22 Jan 2016
- disclosed22 Jan 2016
Introduced: 22 Jan 2016
CVE-2016-1571 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 xen to version 4.8.0~rc3-1 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
The paging_invlpg function in include/asm-x86/paging.h in Xen 3.3.x through 4.6.x, when using shadow mode paging or nested virtualization is enabled, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via a non-canonical guest address in an INVVPID instruction, which triggers a hypervisor bug check.