CVE-2016-4962
6.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.09%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-4962
To remediate CVE-2016-4962, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/xen—upgrade to 4.8.0~rc3-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-4962 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.8.0~rc3-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |