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Citrix XenServer Security Update for CVE-2016-9603 (CTX221578)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Citrix Xenserver Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
A security issue has been identified within Citrix XenServer. This issue could, if exploited, allow the administrator of an HVM guest VM to compromise the host. The following vulnerability has been addressed: CVE-2016-9603 (High): QEMU: Cirrus VGA Heap overflow via display refresh.
Affected Software
Affected Software
XenServer 7.1 XenServer 7.0 XenServer 6.5 XenServer 6.2.0 XenServer 6.0.2
Detection Method
Detection Method
Check the installed hotfixes
Solution
Solution
Apply the hotfix referenced in the advisory