VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-4962

CVSS score6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-06-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.

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