Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-9817

Description

Xen through 4.7.x allows local ARM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via vectors involving a (1) data or (2) prefetch abort with the ESR_EL2.EA bit set.

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Affected products

Xen/Xen3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=4.7.x

Patches

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References

xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-201.htmlnvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa201-3-4.7.patchnvdPatchVendor Advisory
xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa201-3.patchnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/29/3nvdMailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94581nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037358nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56nvd

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