DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2596

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2596 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

6.5

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

Affected Products

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

Timeline

Feb 6, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2596 advisory

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