Improper Input Validation Affecting xen package, versions [,4.8.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XEN-2383755
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed26 Jan 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-10024  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xen to version 4.8.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. Xen through 4.8.x allows local x86 PV guest OS kernel administrators to cause a denial of service (host hang or crash) by modifying the instruction stream asynchronously while performing certain kernel operations.

References

CVSS Scores

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