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CVE-2016-9588
Published: Dec 28, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20161215 CVE-2016-9588 Kernel: kvm: nVMX: uncaught software exceptions in L1 guest lead to DoS
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2017:2077
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:1842
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-3822-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
DSA-3804
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
94933
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404924
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-3822-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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