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CVE-2016-6258
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-08-02T16:59:08.133 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:50:42.567

Summary

The PV pagetable code in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.7.x and earlier allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges by leveraging fast-paths for updating pagetable entries.

Affected products

xen — xen

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References

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