SB2016120117 - Input validation error in xen (Alpine package)
Published: December 1, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016120117
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9385)
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to a crash the entire system.
The x86 segment base write emulation functionality in Xen 4.4.x through 4.7.x allows local x86 PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) by leveraging lack of canonical address checks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.