Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-2596

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - The nestedvmxcheckvmptr 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...

PT-2017-1185 · Linux +5 · Linux Kernel +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.9.8 Description: The issue is related to errors in resource management in the nested vmx check vmptr function of the Linux operating system. This can be exploited by a local attacker to cause a denial of...