The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.
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DSA-3633-1 | xen security update |
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EUVD-2016-5936 | The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:39.874Z
Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-4962

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-06-07T14:06:15.217
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-4962


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