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ALPINE-CVE-2016-6259
ALPINE-CVE-2016-6259
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.199999809265137 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.199999809265137
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.18 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | xen | 4.6.0-r1, 4.0.1-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r1, 4.1.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | xen | 4.2.2-r4, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | xen | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xen | 4.2.1-r7, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | xen | 4.0.1-r1, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | xen | 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | xen | 0, 0, 4.6.3-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | xen | 0, 0, 4.0.1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | xen | 4.6.3-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | xen | 4.5.1-r0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | xen | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | xen | 4.4.2-r0, 0, 4.6.3-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | xen | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | xen | 4.3.1-r1, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xen | 4.1.0-r0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1 |
…and 1 more
Timeline
- Aug 2, 2016 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 9, 2026 CVE Updated