Improper Input Validation Affecting xen package, versions [,4.5.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XEN-2383789
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Apr 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-3961  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xen to version 4.5.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.

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