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CVE-2017-2583

CVSS v3.0 8.4 (High)
84% Progress
CVSS v2.0 4.6 (Medium)
46% Progress
EPSS 0.18 % (56th)
0.18% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 21
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-NVD-noinfo
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2017-02-06 06:59:00
(7 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-02-12 23:29:01
(19 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 4.9.4 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 4.9.4