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CVE-2016-7092

high

Description

The get_page_from_l3e function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges via vectors related to L3 recursive pagetables.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036751

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92862

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa185.patch

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-185.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3663

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-21

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00074