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[Bug 1571020] Re: CVE-2016-3961

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From: Steve Beattie <sbeattie@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 18:41:09 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1571020 <1571020@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Description changed:

- hugetlbfs use may crash PV Linux guests
+ 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.

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Title:
  CVE-2016-3961

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-armadaxp package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-quantal package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-raring package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-saucy package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-vivid package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-wily package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-xenial package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-mako package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-manta package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-raspi2 package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-ti-omap4 package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Precise:
  New
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Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-mako source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-manta source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Precise:
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Status in linux source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-flo source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-goldfish source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-mako source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-manta source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-flo source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-goldfish source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-mako source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Xenial:
  Invalid

Bug 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.

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References

[Bug 1571020] [NEW] CVE-2016-3961
From: Steve Beattie, 2016-04-15