Access Restriction Bypass Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-XEN-18388687
  • published29 Jul 2026
  • disclosed23 Jan 2017

Introduced: 23 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-9386  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

The x86 emulator in Xen does not properly treat x86 NULL segments as unusable when accessing memory, which might allow local HVM guest users to gain privileges via vectors involving "unexpected" base/limit values.