CVE-2017-2583
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Published: February 6, 2017 at 06:04 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
The load_segment_descriptor implementation in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5 improperly emulates a "MOV SS, NULL selector" instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or gain guest OS privileges via a crafted application.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.9.4
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/2VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95673Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414735Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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