Code Affecting xen package, versions <4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-XEN-365913
  • published22 Jan 2016
  • disclosed22 Jan 2016

Introduced: 22 Jan 2016

CVE-2016-1571  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-17  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 xen to version 4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.10 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 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.