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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9385
The x86 segment base write emulation functionality in Xen 4.4.x through 4.7.x allows local x86 PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The x86 segment base write emulation functionality in Xen 4.4.x through 4.7.x allows local x86 PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) by leveraging lack of canonical address checks.
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