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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:02:06.941Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-2596

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-06T06:59:00.450

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-2596

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-01-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-2596 - Bugzilla

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