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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 v3.0
6.199999809265137
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.18xen0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1
Alpine:v3.12xen4.6.0-r0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.6.3-r1
Alpine:v3.13xen4.6.3-r1, 4.0.1-r1, 4.1.0-r0
Alpine:v3.14xen4.2.2-r11, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.7xen0, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.23xen4.2.1-r5, 0, 4.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.19xen4.0.1-r0, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.11xen4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2
Alpine:v3.5xen4.6.3-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r3
Alpine:v3.9xen4.0.1-r2, 4.0.1-r3, 4.1.0-r0
Alpine:v3.6xen0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1
Alpine:v3.8xen4.5.1-r0, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.15xen4.6.3-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.16xen4.4.1-r7, 4.6.3-r0, 4.6.1-r2
Alpine:v3.20xen0, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.10xen4.6.3-r1, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1
Alpine:v3.17xen4.3.1-r1, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.22xen4.1.0-r0, 4.6.3-r1, 4.6.3-r0
Alpine:v3.4xen0, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1
Alpine:v3.21xen4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r2, 4.0.1-r3

Timeline

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