CVE-2016-3961
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (9)
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also known as (5)
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references (32)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/14/2cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035569cnnvd
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-174.htmlcnnvd
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa174.patchcnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86068enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035569enisa_euvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1enisa_euvd
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