CVE-2016-10024 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95021 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037517 http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-202.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56 https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX219378

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction Required

HIGH

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.0