Is CVE-2016-6259 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-6259 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-6259?

CVE-2016-6259 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-6259?

CVE-2016-6259 has an EPSS score of 0.64% (46th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6259?

Upgrade xen on debian 11 to 4.8.0~rc3-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-6259

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x do not implement Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) whitelisting in 32-bit exception and event delivery, which allows local 32-bit PV guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (hypervisor and VM crash) by triggering a safety check.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

xenDebian

Fixed in:4.8.0~rc3-1CVE-2016-6259

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

46thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Vendor Advisory1

support.citrix.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.