Description
KVM in the Linux kernel before 4.8.12, when I/O APIC is enabled, does not properly restrict the VCPU index, which allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and host OS crash) via a crafted interrupt request, related to arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c and arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h.
Published: 2016-12-28
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-10578 KVM in the Linux kernel before 4.8.12, when I/O APIC is enabled, does not properly restrict the VCPU index, which allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and host OS crash) via a crafted interrupt request, related to arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c and arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3190-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3190-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.471Z

Reserved: 2016-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9777

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-28T07:59:00.510

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-9777

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-11-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9777 - Bugzilla

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