Information Exposure Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.0~rc3-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published26 Jan 2017
- disclosed26 Jan 2017
Introduced: 26 Jan 2017
CVE-2016-9932 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
CMPXCHG8B emulation in Xen 3.3.x through 4.7.x on x86 systems allows local HVM guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host stack memory via a "supposedly-ignored" operand size prefix.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9932
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX219378
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-200.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94863
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037468
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9932