DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9382

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9382
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9382.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9382
Upstream
Published
2017-01-23T21:59:02Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:44Z
Severity
  • 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

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xen?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}