vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-9588: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 28, 2016 | Aug 28, 2019 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 28, 2016
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
arch/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.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt
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