CVE-2016-4962

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-06-02

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.

See more information about CVE-2016-4962 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Requires single instance	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

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