FKIE_CVE-2016-3157
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-04-12 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:45
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| xen | xen | 4.0.0 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 |
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