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CVE-2016-3961

Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of s…

Impact

Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
XenXen
through 4.5.3

Weakness classification

CWE-20

References