The x86 emulator in Xen does not properly treat x86 NULL segments as unusable when accessing memory, which might allow local HVM guest users to gain privileges via vectors involving "unexpected" base/limit values.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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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-2016-10196 | The x86 emulator in Xen does not properly treat x86 NULL segments as unusable when accessing memory, which might allow local HVM guest users to gain privileges via vectors involving "unexpected" base/limit values. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:50:37.602Z
Reserved: 2016-11-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-9386

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:02.957
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-9386


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