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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9637
The (1) ioport_read and (2) ioport_write functions in Xen, when qemu is used as a device model within Xen, might allow local x86 HVM guest OS administ...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The (1) ioport_read and (2) ioport_write functions in Xen, when qemu is used as a device model within Xen, might allow local x86 HVM guest OS administrators to gain qemu process privileges via vectors involving an out-of-range ioport access.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
xen
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1"}]}]
Debian:13
xen
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1"}]}]
Debian:14
xen
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org