CVE-2016-9383
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
—
VIR risk
8.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
82%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.8.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.8.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.8.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.8.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.8.0-1 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94474
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037346
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-195.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX218775
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9383.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9383
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.