Double Fetch Race Condition in QEMU Allows Privilege Escalation in Xen

CVE-2016-9381 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Race condition in QEMU in Xen allows local x86 HVM guest OS administrators to gain privileges by changing certain data on shared rings, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

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