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CVE-2016-7093

Xen 4.5.3, 4.6.3, and 4.7.x allow local HVM guest OS administrators to overwrite hypervisor memory and consequently gain host OS privileges

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Summary

Xen 4.5.3, 4.6.3, and 4.7.x allow local HVM guest OS administrators to overwrite hypervisor memory and consequently gain host OS privileges by leveraging mishandling of instruction pointer truncation during emulation.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 6

xenbits.xen.org

securityfocus.com

support.citrix.com

securitytracker.com

security.gentoo.org