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CVE-2016-9383
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-01-23T21:59:02.860 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:55:55.647

Summary

Xen, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local x86 guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory and consequently obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (host crash), or execute arbitrary code on the host by leveraging broken emulation of bit test instructions.

Affected products

xen — xen

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References

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