Security Advisory
CVE-2016-4440
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 mishandles the APICv on/off state, which allows guest OS users to obtain direct APIC MSR access on the host OS, and consequently cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS, via x2APIC mode.
Published Date
June 27, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory