CVE-2016-10013 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local guest users can gain privileges by exploiting mishandled SYSCALL singlestep emulation in the Xen hypervisor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10013?
CVE-2016-10013 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xen Xen, published on 26 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Xen through 4.8.x allows local 64-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain privileges by leveraging mishandling of SYSCALL singlestep during emulation.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10013?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xen Xen.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10013?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-10013 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10013 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xen Xen
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-10013, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10013, GHSA-wc5c-mc82-hwrm, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10013.