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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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.14 | xen | 4.0.1-r2, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | xen | 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | xen | 4.6.0-r2, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | xen | 4.0.1-r2, 4.0.1-r1, 4.6.3-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | xen | 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | xen | 4.3.0-r7, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | xen | 4.0.1-r1, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xen | 4.6.3-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | xen | 0, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xen | 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2, 4.6.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | xen | 4.6.1-r2, 4.6.1-r1, 4.6.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | xen | 4.6.0-r3, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | xen | 4.0.1-r0, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | xen | 4.1.3-r0, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r1, 4.0.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | xen | 4.1.0-r2, 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | xen | 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | xen | 4.1.2-r12, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | xen | 4.6.3-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | xen | 4.1.2-r6, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
Timeline
- Aug 2, 2016 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch