vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-2584): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Jan 14, 2017 | Feb 23, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 14, 2017
Added
Feb 23, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
arch/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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1048-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-64-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon
References
Rapid7 Labs
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