*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported:
The guest_walk_tables function in arch/x86/mm/guest_walk.c in Xen 4.6.x and earlier does not properly handle the Page Size (PS) page table entry bit at the L4 and L3 page table levels, which might allow local guest OS users to gain privileges via a crafted mapping of memory. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: New ** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Low Status: Invalid ** Tags: kernel-cve-tracking-bug ** Tags added: kernel-cve-tracking-bug ** Information type changed from Public to Public Security ** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi- bin/cvename.cgi?name=2016-4480 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1583960 Title: CVE-2016-4480 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1583960/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs