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CVE-2016-9588

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9 mismanages the #BP and #OF exceptions, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 37%
Public exploits
0
none known

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9 mismanages the #BP and #OF exceptions, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by declining to handle an exception thrown by an L2 guest.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/ef85b67385436ddc1998f45f1d6a210f935b3388 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2077 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1842 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3822-2/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3804 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94933 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1404924 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3822-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ef85b67385436ddc1998f45f1d6a210f935b3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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