| Name | CVE-2017-2596 |
| Description | The nested_vmx_check_vmptr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 improperly emulates the VMXON instruction, which allows KVM L1 guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory consumption) by leveraging the mishandling of page references. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3791-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.234-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.129-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.135-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 6.12.27-1 | 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 | 3.16.39-1+deb8u1 | | DSA-3791-1 | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.9.13-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg144319.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812