NVD

Id
81396  
Name
CVE-2017-2596  
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.  
Reject
 
CVSS Version
2  
CVSS Score
4.9  
Severity
Medium  
CVSS Base Score
4.9  
CVSS Impact Subscore
6.9  
CVSS Exploit Subscore
3.9  
CVSS Vector
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)  
Pub Date
2017-02-15  
Published
2017-02-06  
Modified Date
2017-02-07  
Seq
2017-2596  

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