CVE - CVE-2016-6258

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-6258	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The PV pagetable code in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.7.x and earlier allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges by leveraging fast-paths for updating pagetable entries.
References
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BID:92131 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92131 CONFIRM:http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX214954 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html CONFIRM:http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-182.html CONFIRM:http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-4.5.patch CONFIRM:http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-4.6.patch CONFIRM:http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa182-unstable.patch DEBIAN:DSA-3633 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633 GENTOO:GLSA-201611-09 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09 SECTRACK:1036446 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036446
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160720	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160720)
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