CVE-2016-10013 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

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.

All Xen Xen vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-10013, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10013, GHSA-wc5c-mc82-hwrm, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10013.

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