ALPINE-CVE-2016-9383

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CVE-2016-9383
Published: 23 Jan 2017, 21:59
Last modified:03 Dec 2025, 22:35

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
3.0 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 Jan 2017, 21:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Dec 2025, 22:35
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•xen

    < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1 | < 4.7.1-r1

References (1)