CVE-2016-9588
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.43 % · percentile 37 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9 mismanages the #BP and #OF exceptions, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by declining to handle an exception thrown by an L2 guest.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ef85b67385436ddc1998f45f1d6a210f935b3388
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3822-2/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94933
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404924
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3822-1/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ef85b67385436ddc1998f45f1d6a210f935b3388
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-10393
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-9588
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-557 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-058 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 4.9
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |