CVE-2016-10025 Null dereference in n/a
Local guest users can crash the Xen hypervisor on AMD systems via a missing NULL pointer check in VMFUNC emulation.
- 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-2016-10025?
CVE-2016-10025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, 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
VMFUNC emulation in Xen 4.6.x through 4.8.x on x86 systems using AMD virtualization extensions (aka SVM) allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) by leveraging a missing NULL pointer check.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10025?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Citrix Xenserver, Xen Xen.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10025?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-10025 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10025 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Citrix Xenserver
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-10025, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10025, GHSA-26x4-v2c2-q7rx, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10025.