CVE-2016-9382
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9382
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9382.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-9382
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-01-23T21:59:02Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Xen 4.0.x through 4.7.x mishandle x86 task switches to VM86 mode, which allows local 32-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by leveraging a guest operating system that uses hardware task switching and allows a new task to start in VM86 mode.
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