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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-9588: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-9588: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/28/2016
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-rt

References

  • 94933
  • DSA-3804
  • CVE-2016-9588
  • RHSA-2017:1842
  • RHSA-2017:2077

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