Security Advisory

CVE-2016-9383

8.8
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

Xen, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local x86 guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory and consequently obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (host crash), or execute arbitrary code on the host by leveraging broken emulation of bit test instructions.
Published Date January 23, 2017
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory