CVE-2016-6259

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
02/08/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x do not implement Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) whitelisting in 32-bit exception and event delivery, which allows local 32-bit PV guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (hypervisor and VM crash) by triggering a safety check.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.2.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*