The guest_walk_tables function in arch/x86/mm/guest_walk.c in Xen 4.6.x and earlier does not properly handle the Page Size (PS) page table entry bit at the L4 and L3 page table levels, which might allow local guest OS users to gain privileges via a crafted mapping of memory.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2016-05-18T14:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.530Z
Reserved: 2016-05-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-4480
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-05-18T14:59:05.413
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:52:18.543
Link: CVE-2016-4480
Redhat