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CVE-2016-3713

CVSS v3.0 7.1 (High)
71% Progress
CVSS v2.0 5.6 (Medium)
56% Progress
EPSS 0.06 % (28th)
0.06% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 10
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The msr_mtrr_valid function in arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 supports MSR 0x2f8, which allows guest OS users to read or write to the kvm_arch_vcpu data structure, and consequently obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (system crash), via a crafted ioctl call.

Weaknesses
CWE-284
Improper Access Control
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2016-06-27 10:59:05
(8 years ago)
Updated Date
2016-06-27 17:57:26
(8 years ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 4.6 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 4.6