Improper access control in Xen - CVE-2016-4963
Published: June 7, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40248
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4963
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The libxl device-handling in Xen through 4.6.x allows local guest OS users with access to the driver domain to cause a denial of service (management tool confusion) by manipulating information in the backend directories in xenstore.
Affected software
Xen
How to mitigate CVE-2016-4963
Install update from vendor's website.