DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4962

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-4962
Downstream
DSA-3633-1
Published: 07 Jun 2016, 14:06
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
27/100
CVSS Score
6.7 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Jun 2016, 14:06
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•xen

    < 4.8.0~rc3-1 | < 4.8.0~rc3-1 | < 4.8.0~rc3-1 | < 4.8.0~rc3-1

References (1)