CVE-2016-9588

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9588
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-28 07:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionarch/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000760000 probability, percentile 0.225420000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-388 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
kvm: nVMX: Allow L1 to intercept software exceptions (#BP and #OF) · torvalds/linux@ef85b67 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2016-9588 Kernel: kvm: nVMX: uncaught software exceptions in L1 guest lead to DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
USN-3822-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3804-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Bug 1404924 – CVE-2016-9588 Kernel: kvm: nVMX: uncaught software exceptions in L1 guest leads to DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
USN-3822-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Linux Kernel 'arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
CVE-2016-9588 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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