CVE-2017-2584

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-2584
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-15 02:59:02 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptionarch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.3 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application that leverages instruction emulation for fxrstor, fxsave, sgdt, and sidt.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.1 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | CWE-416 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary3.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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
KVM: x86: Introduce segmented_write_std · torvalds/linux@129a72a · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
Bug 1413001 – CVE-2017-2584 Kernel: kvm: use after free in complete_emulated_mmio af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Memory Error in complete_emulated_mmio() Lets Local Users on a Guest System Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
USN-3754-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3791-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Linux Kernel CVE-2017-2584 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - CVE-2017-2584 Kernel: kvm: use after free in complete_emulated_mmio af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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