High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jan 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-2584
CVE-2017-2584
Description
arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.3 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application that leverages instruction emulation for fxrstor, fxsave, sgdt, and sidt.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
8- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/7nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95430nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037603nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/129a72a0d3c8e139a04512325384fe5ac119e74dnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/nvd
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