vulnerability
Arch Linux: Privilege escalation (CVE-2017-2583)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 6, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 6, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
The Linux kernel > 3.6-rc1, when built with Kernel-based Virtual Machine (CONFIG_KVM) support, is vulnerable to an incorrect segment selector (SS) value error. It could occur loading values into SS register in long mode.
A user/process inside a guest host could use this flaw to crash the guest, resulting in denial of service, or potentially escalate their privileges inside the guest system on an AMD processor.
A user/process inside a guest host could use this flaw to crash the guest, resulting in denial of service, or potentially escalate their privileges inside the guest system on an AMD processor.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
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