DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3713

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3713 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.099999904632568 HIGH

The msr_mtrr_valid function in arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 supports MSR 0x2f8, which allows guest OS users to read or write to the kvm_arch_vcpu data structure, and consequently obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (system crash), via a crafted ioctl call.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

7.099999904632568

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Jun 27, 2016 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3713 advisory

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