CVE-2016-4962

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-06-02
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OSguest 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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.0
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle VM version 3.3 (xen)	OVMSA-2016-0089	2016-07-27
Oracle VM version 3.4 (xen)	OVMSA-2016-0088	2016-07-27