CVE - CVE-2017-2596

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-2596	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:95878 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95878 MISC:DSA-3791 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 MISC:RHSA-2017:1842 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 MISC:RHSA-2017:2077 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 MISC:[oss-security] 20170131 CVE-2017-2596 Kernel: kvm: page reference leakage in handle_vmon URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/4 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20161201	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20161201)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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