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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-3961 Detail

Current Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86068 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035569 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3049-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3050-1 CVE, MITRE
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-174.html CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa174.patch CVE, MITRE Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-3961
NVD Published Date:
04/15/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE