CVE-2017-2596
Published: 6 February 2017
The nested_vmx_check_vmptr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 improperly emulates the VMXON instruction, which allows KVM L1 guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory consumption) by leveraging the mishandling of page references.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Dmitry Vyukov discovered that KVM implementation in the Linux kernel improperly emulated the VMXON instruction. A local attacker in a guest OS could use this to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) in the host OS.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-21.23)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-16.19)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-79.100)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(4.10.0-21.23)
|
|
|
Patches: Introduced by 3573e22cfecaac83f82ef4f6847d90e466fc8e10 |
||
|
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1018.27)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-euclid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.4)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1014.14)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Released
(4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end-of-life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
|
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end-of-life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end-of-life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [out of standard support])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [out of standard support])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.4.0-79.100~14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-oem Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.3)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1008.9)
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1005.7)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1005.5)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1057.64)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(4.10.0-1005.7)
|
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1059.63)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1059.63)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(4.4.0-1059.63)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(4.4.0-1059.63)
|
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2596
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg144319.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3293-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3312-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3312-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3361-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian