Detections
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CVE-2017-2584
high
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.
References
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/129a72a0d3c8e139a04512325384fe5ac119e74d
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1413001
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037603
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95430
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/13/7