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Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-2596

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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 14.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.5
CVSS v2 Score 4.9
Products affected by CVE-2017-2596


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