ghsa-3m46-5wr7-v4jq
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:44
Modified
2025-04-20 03:32
Severity ?
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-2583"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-02-06T06:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-3m46-5wr7-v4jq",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:32:23Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:44:54Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2583"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2583"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414735"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95673"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
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}


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