6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
24.8%
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.
Author | Note |
---|---|
jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux | < 4.4.0-79.100 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 17.04 | noarch | linux | < 4.10.0-21.23 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-aws | < 4.4.0-1018.27 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-hwe | < 4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-gke | < 4.4.0-1014.14 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 18.04 | noarch | linux-hwe-edge | < 4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-hwe-edge | < 4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-xenial | < 4.4.0-79.100~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-raspi2 | < 4.4.0-1057.64 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 17.04 | noarch | linux-raspi2 | < 4.10.0-1005.7 | UNKNOWN |
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2596
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-2596
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2596
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2596
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3293-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3312-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3312-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3361-1
www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg144319.html
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
24.8%