Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-516-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3607-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4970 Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3001-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3002-1 Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3003-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3004-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3005-1 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3006-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3007-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3049-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3050-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3127-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3127-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:10:31.962Z

Reserved: 2016-04-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-3961

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-15T14:59:14.050

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-3961

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-04-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3961 - Bugzilla

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