CVE-2016-9378 (NVD)

2017-02-22

Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x on AMD systems without the NRip feature, when emulating instructions that generate software interrupts, allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by leveraging an incorrect choice for software interrupt delivery.

Products Xen
Type Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
First patch - None (likely due to unavailable code)
Links https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-196.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037345
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94475