7.5high
CVE-2016-9381
Race condition in QEMU in Xen allows local x86 HVM guest OS administrators to gain privileges by changing certain data on shared rings, aka…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 22%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Race condition in QEMU in Xen allows local x86 HVM guest OS administrators to gain privileges by changing certain data on shared rings, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
- xenbits.xen.org /xsa/advisory-197.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201612-56 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94476 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.citrix.com /article/CTX218775 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037344 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9381
- NVD: CVE-2016-9381
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