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CVE-2016-6259
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-08-02T16:59:09.133 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:50:42.700

Summary

Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x do not implement Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) whitelisting in 32-bit exception and event delivery, which allows local 32-bit PV guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (hypervisor and VM crash) by triggering a safety check.

Affected products

xen — xen

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References

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