CVE-2016-3961

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86068
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035569Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3049-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3050-1
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-174.htmlVendor Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa174.patchPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86068
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035569Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3049-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3050-1
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-174.htmlVendor Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa174.patchPatch

Timeline

Published: Apr 15, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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