CVE

Id
99403  
CVE No.
CVE-2017-2583  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The load_segment_descriptor implementation in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5 improperly emulates a "MOV SS, NULL selector" instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or gain guest OS privileges via a crafted application.  
Phase
Assigned (20161201)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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Id CVE Id CVE No. Reference Actions
803231 99403 CVE-2017-2583 MLIST:[oss-security] 20170119 CVE-2017-2583 Kernel: Kvm: vmx/svm potential privilege escalation inside guest  View
803232 99403 CVE-2017-2583 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/2  View
803233 99403 CVE-2017-2583 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3  View
803234 99403 CVE-2017-2583 CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5  View
803235 99403 CVE-2017-2583 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414735  View
803236 99403 CVE-2017-2583 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3  View
803237 99403 CVE-2017-2583 BID:95673  View

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