CVE-2016-4440 (GCVE-0-2016-4440)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-27 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:32
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-05-20 00:00
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