CVE-2016-7154
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS...
CVE-2016-7154 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Xen, published September 9, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. Fixed in xen 4.6.0-1.
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via an invalid guest frame number.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.7
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via an invalid guest frame number.
- Record
CVE-2016-7154- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via an invalid guest frame number.
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CVE-2016-7154- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8022 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via an invalid guest frame number.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8022- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6m92-fjpm-vf6h
6.7
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via an invalid guest frame number.
- Record
GHSA-6m92-fjpm-vf6h- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.7
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via an invalid guest frame number.
- Record
CVE-2016-7154- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7154
6.7
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via an invalid guest frame number.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7154- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7154
6.7
Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via an invalid guest frame number.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7154- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2507-1 No score
Security update for xen
This update for xen fixes several issues.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2016-7092: The get_page_from_l3e function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allowed local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges via vectors related to L3 recursive pagetables (bsc#995785)
- CVE-2016-7093: Xen allowed local HVM guest OS administrators to overwrite hypervisor memory and consequently gain host OS privileges by leveraging mishandling of instruction pointer truncation during emulation (bsc#995789)
- CVE-2016-7094: Buffer overflow in Xen allowed local x86 HVM guest OS administrators on guests running with shadow paging to cause a denial of service via a pagetable update (bsc#995792)
- CVE-2016-7154: Use-after-free vulnerability in the FIFO event channel code in Xen allowed local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via an invalid guest frame number (bsc#997731)
- CVE-2016-6836: VMWARE VMXNET3 NIC device allowed privileged user inside the guest to leak information. It occured while processing transmit(tx) queue, when it reaches the end of packet (bsc#994761)
- CVE-2016-6888: A integer overflow int the VMWARE VMXNET3 NIC device support, during the initialisation of new packets in the device, could have allowed a privileged user inside guest to crash the Qemu instance resulting in DoS (bsc#994772)
- CVE-2016-6833: A use-after-free issue in the VMWARE VMXNET3 NIC device support allowed privileged user inside guest to crash the Qemu instance resulting in DoS (bsc#994775)
- CVE-2016-6835: Buffer overflow in the VMWARE VMXNET3 NIC device support, causing an OOB read access (bsc#994625)
- CVE-2016-6834: A infinite loop during packet fragmentation in the VMWARE VMXNET3 NIC device support allowed privileged user inside guest to crash the Qemu instance resulting in DoS (bsc#994421)
- CVE-2016-6258: The PV pagetable code in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen allowed local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain host OS privileges by leveraging fast-paths for updating pagetable entries (bsc#988675)
These non-security issues were fixed:
- bsc#993507: virsh detach-disk failing to detach disk
- bsc#991934: Xen hypervisor crash in csched_acct
- bsc#992224: During boot of Xen Hypervisor, Failed to get contiguous memory for DMA
- bsc#970135: New virtualization project clock test randomly fails on Xen
- bsc#994136: Unplug also SCSI disks in qemu-xen-traditional for upstream unplug protocol
- bsc#994136: xen_platform: unplug also SCSI disks in qemu-xen
- bsc#971949: xl: Support (by ignoring) xl migrate --live. xl migrations are always live
- bsc#990970: Add PMU support for Intel E7-8867 v4 (fam=6, model=79)
- bsc#966467: Live Migration SLES 11 SP3 to SP4 on AMD
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SUSE-SU-2016:2507-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2533-1 No score
Security update for xen
This update for xen fixes several issues.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2014-3672: The qemu implementation in libvirt Xen allowed local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host disk consumption) by writing to stdout or stderr (bsc#981264).
- CVE-2016-3158: The xrstor function did not properly handle writes to the hardware FSW.ES bit when running on AMD64 processors, which allowed local guest OS users to obtain sensitive register content information from another guest by leveraging pending exception and mask bits (bsc#973188).
- CVE-2016-3159: The fpu_fxrstor function in arch/x86/i387.c did not properly handle writes to the hardware FSW.ES bit when running on AMD64 processors, which allowed local guest OS users to obtain sensitive register content information from another guest by leveraging pending exception and mask bits (bsc#973188).
- CVE-2016-3710: The VGA module improperly performed bounds checking on banked access to video memory, which allowed local guest OS administrators to execute arbitrary code on the host by changing access modes after setting the bank register, aka the 'Dark Portal' issue (bsc#978164)
- CVE-2016-3960: Integer overflow in the x86 shadow pagetable code allowed local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host crash) or possibly gain privileges by shadowing a superpage mapping (bsc#974038).
- CVE-2016-4001: Buffer overflow in the stellaris_enet_receive function, when the Stellaris ethernet controller is configured to accept large packets, allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU crash) via a large packet (bsc#975130).
- CVE-2016-4002: Buffer overflow in the mipsnet_receive function, when the guest NIC is configured to accept large packets, allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and QEMU crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a packet larger than 1514 bytes (bsc#975138).
- CVE-2016-4020: The patch_instruction function did not initialize the imm32 variable, which allowed local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive information from host stack memory by accessing the Task Priority Register (TPR) (bsc#975907)
- CVE-2016-4037: The ehci_advance_state function in hw/usb/hcd-ehci.c allowed local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a circular split isochronous transfer descriptor (siTD) list (bsc#976111)
- CVE-2016-4439: The esp_reg_write function in the 53C9X Fast SCSI Controller (FSC) support did not properly check command buffer length, which allowed local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors (bsc#980716)
- CVE-2016-4441: The get_cmd function in the 53C9X Fast SCSI Controller (FSC) support did not properly check DMA length, which allowed local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via unspecified vectors, involving an SCSI command (bsc#980724)
- CVE-2016-4453: The vmsvga_fifo_run function allowed local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a VGA command (bsc#982225)
- CVE-2016-4454: The vmsvga_fifo_read_raw function allowed local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information or cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) by changing FIFO registers and issuing a VGA command, which triggered an out-of-bounds read (bsc#982224)
- CVE-2016-4480: The guest_walk_tables function in arch/x86/mm/guest_walk.c in Xen did not properly handle the Page Size (PS) page table entry bit at the L4 and L3 page table levels, which might have allowed local guest OS users to gain privileges via a crafted mapping of memory (bsc#978295).
- CVE-2016-4952: Out-of-bounds access issue in pvsci_ring_init_msg/data routines (bsc#981276)
- CVE-2016-4962: The libxl device-handling allowed local OS guest administrators to…
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SUSE-SU-2016:2533-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenDebian:12 |
before 4.6.0-1 | 4.6.0-1 |
xenDebian:13 |
before 4.6.0-1 | 4.6.0-1 |
xenDebian:14 |
before 4.6.0-1 | 4.6.0-1 |
xenDebian:8 |
before 4.4.1-9+deb8u7, plus listed versions 4.4.1-94.4.1-9+deb8u14.4.1-9+deb8u24.4.1-9+deb8u34.4.1-9+deb8u44.4.1-9+deb8u54.4.1-9+deb8u6 |
4.4.1-9+deb8u7 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 4.4.4_08-40.2 | 4.4.4_08-40.2 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 4.4.4_08-40.2 | 4.4.4_08-40.2 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 4.4.4_08-40.2 | 4.4.4_08-40.2 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 4.4.4_04-22.22.2 | 4.4.4_04-22.22.2 |
xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS |
before 4.4.4_04-22.22.2 | 4.4.4_04-22.22.2 |
xenUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.7, plus listed versions 4.3.0-1ubuntu14.3.0-1ubuntu24.3.0-1ubuntu34.3.0-1ubuntu44.3.0-1ubuntu5 Show 17 moreShow less4.4.0-0ubuntu34.4.0-0ubuntu44.4.0-0ubuntu54.4.0-0ubuntu5.14.4.0-0ubuntu5.24.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.14.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.24.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.34.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.44.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.54.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.64.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.14.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.24.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.34.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.44.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.54.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6 |
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.7 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
securityfocus.com/bid/92863
xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-188.html
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3663
xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa188.patch
c7zero.info/stuff/csw2017_ExploringYourSystemDeeper_updated.pdf
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support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071
securitytracker.com/id/1036754
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7154
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6m92-fjpm-vf6h
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7154
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162507-1
bugzilla.suse.com/966467
bugzilla.suse.com/970135
bugzilla.suse.com/971949
bugzilla.suse.com/988675
bugzilla.suse.com/990970
bugzilla.suse.com/991934
bugzilla.suse.com/992224
bugzilla.suse.com/993507
bugzilla.suse.com/994136
bugzilla.suse.com/994421
bugzilla.suse.com/994625
bugzilla.suse.com/994761
bugzilla.suse.com/994772
bugzilla.suse.com/994775
bugzilla.suse.com/995785
bugzilla.suse.com/995789
bugzilla.suse.com/995792
bugzilla.suse.com/997731
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6258
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6833
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6834
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6835
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6836
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6888
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7092
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7093
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7094
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7154
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162533-1
bugzilla.suse.com/953339
bugzilla.suse.com/953362
bugzilla.suse.com/953518
bugzilla.suse.com/954872
bugzilla.suse.com/955399
bugzilla.suse.com/957986
bugzilla.suse.com/958848
bugzilla.suse.com/961600
bugzilla.suse.com/963161
bugzilla.suse.com/964427
bugzilla.suse.com/973188
bugzilla.suse.com/973631
bugzilla.suse.com/974038
bugzilla.suse.com/975130
bugzilla.suse.com/975138
bugzilla.suse.com/975907
bugzilla.suse.com/976058
bugzilla.suse.com/976111
bugzilla.suse.com/978164
bugzilla.suse.com/978295
bugzilla.suse.com/978413
bugzilla.suse.com/979035
bugzilla.suse.com/979620
bugzilla.suse.com/979670
bugzilla.suse.com/980716
bugzilla.suse.com/980724
bugzilla.suse.com/981264
bugzilla.suse.com/981276
bugzilla.suse.com/982024
bugzilla.suse.com/982025
bugzilla.suse.com/982026
bugzilla.suse.com/982224
bugzilla.suse.com/982225
bugzilla.suse.com/982286
bugzilla.suse.com/982695
bugzilla.suse.com/982960
bugzilla.suse.com/983973
bugzilla.suse.com/983984
bugzilla.suse.com/984981
bugzilla.suse.com/985503
bugzilla.suse.com/986586
bugzilla.suse.com/990843
bugzilla.suse.com/990923
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3615
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3672
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3158
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3159
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3710
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3712
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3960
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4001
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4002
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4020
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4037
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4439
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4441
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4453
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4454
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4480
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4952
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4962
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4963
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5105
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5106
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5107
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5126
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5238
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5337
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5338
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5403
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6351
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7154
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7154
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