CVE-2016-3713

High

Description

The msr_mtrr_valid function in arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 supports MSR 0x2f8, which allows guest OS users to read or write to the kvm_arch_vcpu data structure, and consequently obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (system crash), via a crafted ioctl call.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJun 27, 2016
First seenJun 27, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 4.6—

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