Xen, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local x86 guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory and consequently obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (host crash), or execute arbitrary code on the host by leveraging broken emulation of bit test instructions.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:50:37.786Z

Reserved: 2016-11-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9383

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:02.860

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:01:04.243

Link: CVE-2016-9383

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9383 - Bugzilla