Medium severity · published Feb 27, 2017
CVE-2016-9815
Xen through 4.7.x allows local ARM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host panic) by sending an asynchronous abort
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Xen through 4.7.x allows local ARM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host panic) by sending an asynchronous abort.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XE
Xen · Xen
4.7.0; 4.7.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9815
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9815
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/29/3
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/7
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94581
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037358
Mitigation
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-201.html
Patch
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa201-1.patch
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