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cve[email protected]CVE-2016-3157
HistoryApr 12, 2016 - 4:59 p.m.

CVE-2016-3157

2016-04-1216:59:02
CWE-264
web.nvd.nist.gov
64
cve-2016-3157
linux kernel
security vulnerability
privilege escalation
denial of service
sensitive information disclosure
iopl
xen guests

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

5.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

28.1%

The __switch_to function in arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c in the Linux kernel does not properly context-switch IOPL on 64-bit PV Xen guests, which allows local guest OS users to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (guest OS crash), or obtain sensitive information by leveraging I/O port access.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
xenxenMatch4.0.0
Node
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch12.04lts
VendorProductVersionCPE
xenxen4.0.0cpe:/o:xen:xen:4.0.0:::

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

5.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

28.1%