CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-2596
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-02-06
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-772
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (<= 4.9.8)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime weakness
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95878 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 access.redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 access.redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812 Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95878 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 access.redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 access.redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812 Issue Tracking, Patch