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
Link | Resource |
---|---|
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 | |
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 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812 | Issue Tracking Patch |
History
No history.
MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2017-02-06T06:04:00
Updated: 2018-01-04T19:57:01
Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-2596
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-02-06T06:59:00.450
Modified: 2023-02-12T23:29:04.677
Link: CVE-2017-2596
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
No data.
CWE