CVE-2016-3960 Integer overflow in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

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.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3960, GHSA-m63c-3j47-fcfw, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3960.

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