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.
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EUVD-2016-7189 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.659Z
Reserved: 2016-07-20T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-6259

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-08-02T16:59:09.133
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-6259


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