xen: x86 PV guests may be able to mask interrupts (XSA-202)
Published Jan 26, 2017
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
Xen through 4.8.x allows local x86 PV guest OS kernel administrators to cause a denial of service (host hang or crash) by modifying the instruction stream asynchronously while performing certain kernel operations.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00430) | 34.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 34.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 20.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95021 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037517 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-202.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10024 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402758 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10024
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX219378 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10024
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3847 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95021 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037517 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-202.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10024 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402758 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10024 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX219378 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10024 |
Change history (0)
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