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ALPINE-CVE-2016-6258

ALPINE-CVE-2016-6258 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

The PV pagetable code in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.7.x and earlier allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges by leveraging fast-paths for updating pagetable entries.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.14xen4.0.1-r2, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.12xen4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2
Alpine:v3.16xen4.6.0-r2, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.17xen4.0.1-r2, 4.0.1-r1, 4.6.3-r1
Alpine:v3.18xen4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2
Alpine:v3.7xen4.3.0-r7, 0, 4.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.6xen4.0.1-r1, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.23xen4.6.3-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.21xen0, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.22xen4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2, 4.6.1-r1
Alpine:v3.9xen4.6.1-r2, 4.6.1-r1, 4.6.1-r0
Alpine:v3.19xen4.6.0-r3, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.8xen4.0.1-r0, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.13xen4.1.3-r0, 0, 4.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.20xen0, 4.0.1-r1, 4.0.1-r2
Alpine:v3.4xen4.1.0-r2, 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2
Alpine:v3.11xen4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2
Alpine:v3.10xen4.1.2-r12, 0, 4.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.5xen4.6.3-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r1
Alpine:v3.15xen4.1.2-r6, 0, 4.0.1-r0

Timeline

  • Aug 2, 2016 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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