Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x do not implement Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) whitelisting in 32-bit exception and event delivery, which allows local 32-bit PV guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (hypervisor and VM crash) by triggering a safety check.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2016-08-02T16:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.659Z
Reserved: 2016-07-20T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-6259
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-08-02T16:59:09.133
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:55:45.940
Link: CVE-2016-6259
Redhat