Security Advisory
CVE-2017-2596
6.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
February 6, 2017
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory