High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 19, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3960
CVE-2016-3960
Description
Integer overflow in the x86 shadow pagetable code in Xen allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host crash) or possibly gain privileges by shadowing a superpage mapping.
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Affected products
23cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords15 versionspkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205
< 4.5.3_08-17.1+ 14 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.6_08-29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_07-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_04-22.22.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_07-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_04-22.22.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_07-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-173.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183275.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183350.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184209.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX209443nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3554nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/86318nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035587nvd
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