PT-2017-15448
CVE-2017-2584
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Published
2017-01-14
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Updated
2018-08-24
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.1
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.9.4
Description
The issue 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.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.9.4, update to version 4.9.4 or later to resolve the issue.
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