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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9378
Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x on AMD systems without the NRip feature, when emulating instructions that generate software interrupts, allows local HVM guest...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x on AMD systems without the NRip feature, when emulating instructions that generate software interrupts, allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by leveraging an incorrect choice for software interrupt delivery.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
xen
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.8.0-1"}]}]
Debian:13
xen
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.8.0-1"}]}]
Debian:14
xen
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.8.0-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org