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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-7092): xen vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-7092): xen vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/21/2016
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

The get_page_from_l3e function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges via vectors related to L3 recursive pagetables.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-xen

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