PT-2016-7786
CVE-2016-9588
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Published
2016-12-28
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Updated
2023-02-12
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.10
Description
The issue mismanages the #BP and #OF exceptions in the Linux kernel, allowing guest OS users to cause a denial of service by declining to handle an exception thrown by an L2 guest.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.10, update to version 4.10 or later to resolve the issue.
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