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CVE-2016-3961

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 OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.

POC

Reference

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1

Github

No PoCs found on GitHub currently.