UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4962

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4962
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4962.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4962
Related
Published
2016-06-07T14:06:00Z
Modified
2016-06-07T14:06:00Z
Severity
  • 6.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xen@4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.0-1ubuntu1
4.3.0-1ubuntu2
4.3.0-1ubuntu3
4.3.0-1ubuntu4
4.3.0-1ubuntu5
4.4.0-0ubuntu3
4.4.0-0ubuntu4
4.4.0-0ubuntu5
4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1
4.4.0-0ubuntu5.2
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.6
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "xenstore-utils-dbgsym": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "libxenstore3.0": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "libxen-4.4": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "libxenstore3.0-dbgsym": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "libxen-ocaml-dev": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "libxen-dev": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-utils-4.4-dbgsym": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.3-amd64": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.3-armhf": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-system-amd64": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.4-arm64": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "libxen-ocaml": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xenstore-utils": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-system-armhf": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.1-amd64": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.4-armhf": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.4-amd64": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-utils-common": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "libxen-ocaml-dbgsym": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-utils-4.4": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "libxen-4.4-dbgsym": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6",
            "xen-system-arm64": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xen@4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.5.1-0ubuntu1
4.5.1-0ubuntu2
4.6.0-1ubuntu1
4.6.0-1ubuntu2
4.6.0-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "libxenstore3.0": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xenstore-utils-dbgsym": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.5-armhf": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "libxenstore3.0-dbgsym": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.5-amd64": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-utils-4.6": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "libxen-dev": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-system-amd64": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.4-arm64": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xenstore-utils": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-system-armhf": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-utils-common": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "libxen-4.6": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.4-amd64": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.5-arm64": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-utils-4.6-dbgsym": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.4-armhf": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "libxen-4.6-dbgsym": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1",
            "xen-system-arm64": "4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1"
        }
    ]
}