CVE-2016-10024 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Xen through version 4.8.x, including Citrix XenServer. A highly privileged local x86 PV guest OS kernel administrator can exploit this by asynchronously modifying instruction streams during specific kernel operations, leading to a host hang or crash. With a CVSS score of 6.0 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges and local access but can result in a complete denial of service for the host system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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