CVE-2016-6258

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-07-26

Description

The PV pagetable code in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.7.x and earlier allowslocal 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges by leveraging fast-paths for updating pagetable entries.

See more information about CVE-2016-6258 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 3.2 (xen)	OVMSA-2016-0090	2016-07-27
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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