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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9382

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9382 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Xen 4.0.x through 4.7.x mishandle x86 task switches to VM86 mode, which allows local 32-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by leveraging a guest operating system that uses hardware task switching and allows a new task to start in VM86 mode.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11xen0, 0, 0
Debian:13xen0, 0, 0
Debian:14xen0, 0, 0
Debian:12xen0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 23, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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