CVE-2016-3960 Integer overflow in n/a
Local guest users can crash the host or gain privileges via an integer overflow in Xen's shadow pagetable code.
- 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-2016-3960?
CVE-2016-3960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 19 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in the x86 shadow pagetable code in Xen allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host crash) or possibly gain privileges by shadowing a superpage mapping.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3960?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Oracle Vm Server, Xen Xen.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3960?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-3960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3960, GHSA-m63c-3j47-fcfw, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3960.