CVE-2016-4962

The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.

• CWE-264

• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Jun 7, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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