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CVE-2017-2583
The load_segment_descriptor implementation in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5 improperly emulates a "MOV SS, NULL…
High8.4EPSS 0.60%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
The load_segment_descriptor implementation in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5 improperly emulates a "MOV SS, NULL selector" instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or gain guest OS privileges via a crafted application.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 2 months later
· 2 months later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.60% · top 51% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414735 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1615 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170119 CVE-2017-2583 Kernel: Kvm: vmx/svm potential privilege escalation inside guest (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3754-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 95673 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1616 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3791 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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