# CVE-2016-2271: VMX in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using an Intel or Cyrix CPU, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-02-19 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

VMX in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using an Intel or Cyrix CPU, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via vectors related to a non-canonical RIP.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177990.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178518.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035043
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-170.html
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX209443
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03

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