Xen 4.0.x through 4.7.x mishandle x86 task switches to VM86 mode, which allows local 32-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by leveraging a guest operating system that uses hardware task switching and allows a new task to start in VM86 mode.
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DLA-720-1 | xen security update |
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DSA-3729-1 | xen security update |
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EUVD-2016-10192 | Xen 4.0.x through 4.7.x mishandle x86 task switches to VM86 mode, which allows local 32-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by leveraging a guest operating system that uses hardware task switching and allows a new task to start in VM86 mode. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:50:36.977Z
Reserved: 2016-11-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-9382

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:02.830
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-9382


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