CVE-2017-2583
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-02-06 06:04
Modified
2024-08-05 13:55
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
0.23% (0.30981)
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95673Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414735Issue Tracking, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95673Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414735Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
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