CVE
- Id
- 99416
- CVE No.
- CVE-2017-2596
- Status
- Candidate
- Description
- 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.
- Phase
- Assigned (20161201)
- Votes
- None (candidate not yet proposed)
- Comments