Description
The paging_invlpg function in include/asm-x86/paging.h in Xen 3.3.x through 4.6.x, when using shadow mode paging or nested virtualization is enabled, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via a non-canonical guest address in an INVVPID instruction, which triggers a hypervisor bug check.
Published: 2016-01-22
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-479-1 xen security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3519-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2666 The paging_invlpg function in include/asm-x86/paging.h in Xen 3.3.x through 4.6.x, when using shadow mode paging or nested virtualization is enabled, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via a non-canonical guest address in an INVVPID instruction, which triggers a hypervisor bug check.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:11.683Z

Reserved: 2016-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1571

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-22T15:59:06.867

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-1571

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-01-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-1571 - Bugzilla

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