CVE-2016-7777
Published: 7 October 2016
Xen 4.7.x and earlier does not properly honor CR0.TS and CR0.EM, which allows local x86 HVM guest OS users to read or modify FPU, MMX, or XMM register state information belonging to arbitrary tasks on the guest by modifying an instruction while the hypervisor is preparing to emulate it.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | The vulnerability is only exposed to x86 HVM guests. |
Priority
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.3 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |