CVE-2016-3157 (GCVE-0-2016-3157)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-12 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:47
VLAI
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2319 records in the last 180 days details
References
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Date Public
2016-03-16 00:00
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      "current_release_date": "2026-06-28T07:21:21+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2016-3157",
      "id": "CVE-2016-3157",
      "initial_release_date": "2016-03-16T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "32",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "56",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: xen: Privilege escalation on 64-bit Xen PV domains with IO port access privileges (XSA-171)",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-3157.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



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