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CVE-2016-4962

The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.

  • Published: Jun 7, 2016
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2016-4962
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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