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CVE-2016-7154
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service…
Medium6.7EPSS 0.50%
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- mitre
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via an invalid guest frame number.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.50% · top 57% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.7.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 92863 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-188.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3663 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa188.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.c7zero.info/stuff/csw2017_ExploringYourSystemDeeper_updated.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1036754 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
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