CVE-2016-7092

HighCVSS 8.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The get_page_from_l3e function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges via vectors related to L3 recursive pagetables.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.2/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

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

References

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3663
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92862Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036751Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-185.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa185.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3663
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92862Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036751Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-185.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa185.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09

Timeline

Published: Sep 21, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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