Security Advisory

CVE-2016-3961

5.5
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

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.
Published Date April 15, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory