CVE-2016-7094
Publication date 21 September 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Buffer overflow in Xen 4.7.x and earlier allows local x86 HVM guest OS administrators on guests running with shadow paging to cause a denial of service via a pagetable update.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| xen | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.6.0-1ubuntu4.2
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.7
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
4.1 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |