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SCP7-320 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2016-3961

Created: Apr 25, 2016    Updated: Sep 8, 2018
Resolved Date: May 24, 2016
Found In Version: 7.0.0.14
Fix Version: 7.0.0.16
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 7
Component/s: Kernel

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 users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-3961

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