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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9588

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9588 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Dec 28, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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