CVE-2016-9385 Information

Description

The x86 segment base write emulation functionality in Xen 4.4.x through 4.7.x allows local x86 PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) by leveraging lack of canonical address checks.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94472 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037342 http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-193.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56 https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX218775

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