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CVE-2017-2584 (GCVE-0-2017-2584)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-15 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 13:55
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-01-13 00:00
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