CVE-2016-9637
Published: 17 February 2017
The (1) ioport_read and (2) ioport_write functions in Xen, when qemu is used as a device model within Xen, might allow local x86 HVM guest OS administrators to gain qemu process privileges via vectors involving an out-of-range ioport access.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| ratliff | ARM systems are not vulnerable according to the XSA |
| mdeslaur | This is XSA-199 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
qemu Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
|
qemu-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
|
xen Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.13)
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.9)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| Binaries built from this source package are in Universe and so are supported by the community. | ||
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |