Security Advisory
CVE-2016-6259
6.2
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x do not implement Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) whitelisting in 32-bit exception and event delivery, which allows local 32-bit PV guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (hypervisor and VM crash) by triggering a safety check.
Published Date
August 2, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory