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FKIE_CVE-2016-9817

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-02-27 22:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:56
Summary
Xen through 4.7.x allows local ARM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via vectors involving a (1) data or (2) prefetch abort with the ESR_EL2.EA bit set.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/29/3Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94581Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037358
cve@mitre.orghttp://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-201.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa201-3-4.7.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa201-3.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/29/3Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94581Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037358
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-201.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa201-3-4.7.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa201-3.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
xen xen 4.7.0
xen xen 4.7.1

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      "affectedData": [
        {
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          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "F1DD0255-9127-4C7F-9C02-42198820363E",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Xen through 4.7.x allows local ARM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via vectors involving a (1) data or (2) prefetch abort with the ESR_EL2.EA bit set."
    },
    {
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      "value": "Xen hasta la versi\u00f3n 4.7.x permite a usuarios locales del SO ARM invitado provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda del host) a trav\u00e9s de vectores que implican una interrupci\u00f3n de (1) datos o (2) prefetch con el conjunto de bits ESR_EL2.EA."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2016-9817",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:56:35.950",
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}



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