| Name | CVE-2016-4440 |
| Description | arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 mishandles the APICv on/off state, which allows guest OS users to obtain direct APIC MSR access on the host OS, and consequently cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS, via x2APIC mode. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.123-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.119-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.11-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.12.12-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | jessie | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.5.5-1 |
[jessie] - linux <not-affected> (Introduced in 4.5)
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Introduced in 4.5)
Upstream patch: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3ce424e45411cf5a13105e0386b6ecf6eeb4f66f
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1337806
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/152100