Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-2596
CVE-2017-2596
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.
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Affected products
22- osv-coords21 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012
< 4.4.59-92.17.3+ 20 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.8
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.74-7.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.74-7.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.74-7.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.59-92.17.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.74-7.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95878nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077nvd
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