Information disclosure in Xen

CVE-2016-9932

CMPXCHG8B emulation in Xen 3.3.x through 4.7.x on x86 systems allows local HVM guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host stack memory via a "supposedly-ignored" operand size prefix.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Xen — versions 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9932?
CVE-2016-9932 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xen, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-9932?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.