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CVE-2016-2271
Published:February 19, 2016
Updated:September 19, 2026
VMX in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using an Intel or Cyrix CPU, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via vectors related to a non-canonical RIP.
Related Resources (8)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177990.html
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX209443
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2271
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035043
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-170.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178518.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
EPSS
Base Score:
0.39