ghsa-c2pw-mmhf-7r7h
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 03:55
Modified
2022-05-14 03:55
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details

The x86_decode_insn function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, when KVM is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a certain use of a ModR/M byte in an undefined instruction.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-8630"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-11-28T03:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The x86_decode_insn function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, when KVM is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a certain use of a ModR/M byte in an undefined instruction.",
  "id": "GHSA-c2pw-mmhf-7r7h",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T03:55:23Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:55:23Z",
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0386"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393350"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/3"
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    }
  ]
}


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