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CVE-2016-9378

Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x on AMD systems without the NRip feature, when emulating instructions that generate software interrupts, allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by leveraging an incorrect choice for software interrupt delivery.

Published

2017-02-22T16:59:00.270

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-284
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System xen xen 4.5.0 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.5.1 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.5.2 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.5.3 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.5.5 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.6.0 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.6.1 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.6.3 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.6.4 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.7.0 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.7.1 Yes
References