CVE-2016-4962

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    CVE-2016-4962

    Published: 7 Jun 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006, http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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