CVE-2016-4962
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-06-07 14:00
Modified
2024-08-06 00:46
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.
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