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LIN9-3197 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2017-2583

Created: Feb 9, 2017    Updated: May 29, 2018
Resolved Date: Apr 10, 2018
Found In Version: 9.0.0.2
Fix Version: 9.0.0.6
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 9
Component/s: Kernel

Description

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.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-2583

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