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CVE-2016-6258

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-08-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-6258
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.40%

Original NVD Description

The PV pagetable code in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.7.x and earlier allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges by leveraging fast-paths for updating pagetable entries.