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CVE-2016-9588

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

Description

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9 mismanages the #BP and #OF exceptions, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by declining to handle an exception thrown by an L2 guest.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.8.15-2CVE-2016-9588

Fixed in:4.8.15-2CVE-2016-9588

Fixed in:4.8.15-2CVE-2016-9588

Fixed in:4.8.15-2CVE-2016-9588

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-162.212USN-3822-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1

linux-image-3.13.0-162-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-162.212USN-3822-1

linux-image-3.13.0-162-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-162.212USN-3822-1

linux-image-3.13.0-162-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-162.212USN-3822-1

linux-image-3.13.0-162-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-162.212USN-3822-1

linux-image-3.13.0-162-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-162.212USN-3822-1

linux-image-3.13.0-162-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-162.212USN-3822-1

linux-image-3.13.0-162-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-162.212USN-3822-1

linux-image-3.13.0-162-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-162.212USN-3822-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1048-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1048.52USN-3208-1

linux-image-4.4.0-64-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1

linux-image-4.4.0-64-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1

linux-image-4.4.0-64-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1

linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1

linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1

linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1

linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1

linux-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2

linux-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1048.52USN-3208-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-388 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-1002105	Critical	9.8	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-8745	High	7.5	16%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-0155	High	8.6	7.9%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-9778	High	7.5	6.8%	-	-
CVE-2014-9841	Critical	9.8	3.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-9826	Critical	9.8	3.7%	-	Fix

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