Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201725960000000
Revision Date:2017-02-06Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-2596 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description: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. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that KVM implementation in the Linux kernel improperly emulated the VMXON instruction. A local attacker in a guest OS could use this to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) in the host OS.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-2596
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • linux package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-79.100').
  • OR linux-aws package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1018.27').
  • OR linux-azure package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.11.0-1009.9').
  • OR linux-euclid: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'was needed ESM criteria').
  • OR linux-flo: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR linux-gcp package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.10.0-1004.4').
  • OR linux-gke package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1014.14').
  • OR linux-goldfish: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR linux-hwe package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2').
  • OR linux-kvm package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1004.9').
  • OR linux-mako: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR linux-meta package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-79.100').
  • OR linux-meta-aws package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1018.27').
  • OR linux-meta-azure package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.11.0-1009.9').
  • OR linux-meta-gcp package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.10.0-1004.4').
  • OR linux-meta-hwe package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2').
  • OR linux-meta-kvm package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1004.9').
  • OR linux-meta-raspi2 package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1057.64').
  • OR linux-meta-snapdragon package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1059.63').
  • OR linux-oem package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1008.9').
  • OR linux-raspi2 package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1057.64').
  • OR linux-signed package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-79.100').
  • OR linux-signed-azure package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.11.0-1009.9').
  • OR linux-signed-gcp package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.10.0-1004.4').
  • OR linux-signed-hwe package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2').
  • OR linux-snapdragon package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1059.63').
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