Description
The PCI backend driver in Xen, when running on an x86 system and using Linux 3.1.x through 4.3.x as the driver domain, allows local guest administrators to hit BUG conditions and cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) by leveraging a system with access to a passed-through MSI or MSI-X capable physical PCI device and a crafted sequence of XEN_PCI_OP_* operations, aka "Linux pciback missing sanity checks."
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 4.3.3-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 4.3.3-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 4.3.3-3 | — |
| Debian 8 | linux | 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u2 | DSA-3434-1 |
| Debian 7 | linux | 3.2.73-2+deb7u2 | DSA-3434-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +6 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +4 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | linux | 3.13.0-74.118 | USN-2848-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 3.16.0-57.77~14.04.1 | USN-2849-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 3.19.0-42.48~14.04.1 | USN-2854-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | linux-lts-wily | 4.2.0-22.27~14.04.1 | USN-2853-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP1 | kernel-docs +1 | 3.12.53-60.30.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1, SUSE-SU-2016:0585-1 |
| SLES 12 SP1 | kernel-xen +3 | 3.12.53-60.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1, SUSE-SU-2016:0585-1 |
| SLES 12 SP1 | lttng-modules | 2.7.0-3.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:0585-1 |
| SLES 12 | kernel-docs | 3.12.51-52.34.3 | SUSE-SU-2016:0168-1 |
| SLES 12 | kernel-ec2 +5 | 3.12.51-52.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1, SUSE-SU-2016:0585-1, SUSE-SU-2016:0168-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | kernel-docs | 3.0.101-71.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-71.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | kernel-xen +3 | 3.12.53-60.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1, SUSE-SU-2016:0585-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | lttng-modules | 2.7.0-3.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:0585-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 | kernel-xen +3 | 3.12.51-52.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:0168-1 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-71.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1 |
| SLE Real Time 12 SP1 | kernel-rt +5 | 3.12.58-14.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1 |
| SLE Real Time 11 SP4 | kernel-rt +3 | 3.0.101.rt130-51.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1707-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1102-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_7 | 1-4.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_10 +1 | 1-2.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:0585-1, SUSE-SU-2016:0168-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
Advisories 14
- USN-2848-1 linux vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 7, 2026
- USN-2849-1 linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 7, 2026
- USN-2853-1 linux-lts-wily vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 7, 2026
- USN-2854-1 linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 7, 2026
- DSA-3434-1 linux - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:0585-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1707-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1102-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:0168-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
References
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-157.html
- 1034480 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2184 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1764 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1102 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1707 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201604-03 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:2105 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3434 vendor-advisory
- 79546 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2016:1937 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:0911 vendor-advisory