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CVE-2016-3961
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-04-15T14:59:14.050 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:46:38.807

Summary

Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.

Affected products

canonical — ubuntu_linux

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References

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