CVE-2016-9383

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-11-22
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

Xen, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local x86 guest OSusers to modify arbitrary memory and consequently obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (host crash), or execute arbitrary code on the host by leveraging broken emulation of bit test instructions.

See more information about CVE-2016-9383 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.5
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle VM version 3.4 (xen)	OVMSA-2016-0164	2016-11-22