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.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86068 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035569 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3049-1 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3050-1 | |
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-174.html | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa174.patch | Patch | 
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Information
                Published : 2016-04-15 14:59
Updated : 2016-11-28 20:14
NVD link : CVE-2016-3961
Mitre link : CVE-2016-3961
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-3961
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Products Affected
                xen
- xen
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-20
                        
            Improper Input Validation
