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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2017-02-06T06:04:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T14:02:06.941Z
Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-2596
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-02-06T06:59:00.450
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:23:47.887
Link: CVE-2017-2596
Redhat