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CVE-2016-9386
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-01-23T21:59:02.957 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:55:55.997

Summary

The x86 emulator in Xen does not properly treat x86 NULL segments as unusable when accessing memory, which might allow local HVM guest users to gain privileges via vectors involving "unexpected" base/limit values.

Affected products

citrix — xenserver

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References

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