Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting xen package, versions <4.4.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-XEN-5701185
  • published11 May 2016
  • disclosed11 May 2016

Introduced: 11 May 2016

CVE-2016-3712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the VGA module in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by editing VGA registers in VBE mode.

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