Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2017-2596 First vendor Publication 2017-02-06
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 6.5
Base Score 6.5 Environmental Score 6.5
impact SubScore 4 Temporal Score 6.5
Exploitabality Sub Score 2
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low User Interaction None
Scope Changed Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 4.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2596

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 2661

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-08-25 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2017-1842.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-08-22 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20170801_kernel_on_SL7_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-08-16 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-1842-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-08-09 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-1842.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-08-03 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-2077.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-08-03 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2017-1842.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-07-24 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3361-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-06-07 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3312-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-06-07 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3312-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-05-17 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3293-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-05-08 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2017-1183-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-04-03 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2017-0056.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-04-03 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-3533.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-04-03 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2017-419.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-04-03 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2017-418.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-02-24 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3791.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-02-07 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2017-392b319bb5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-02-07 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2017-472052ebe5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95878
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812
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