CVE-2017-2596 (GCVE-0-2017-2596)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-06 06:04 – Updated: 2024-08-05 14:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The nested_vmx_check_vmptr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 improperly emulates the VMXON instruction, which allows KVM L1 guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory consumption) by leveraging the mishandling of page references.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95878 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Date Public
2017-01-31 00:00
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