CVE-2016-9588

Published: Dec 28, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.9

Related CWEs

CWE-388

References (20)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ef85b67385436ddc1998f45f1d6a210f935b3388

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListPatch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94933

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404924

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ef85b67385436ddc1998f45f1d6a210f935b3388

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3822-1/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3822-2/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ef85b67385436ddc1998f45f1d6a210f935b3388