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.
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cve-icon 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

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-06T06:59:00.450

Modified: 2023-02-12T23:29:04.677


Link: CVE-2017-2596

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