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CVE-2016-3713

The msr_mtrr_valid function in arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 supports MSR 0x2f8, which allows guest OS users to read or write to the kvm_arch_vcpu data structure, and consequently obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (system crash), via a crafted ioctl call.

  • Published: Jun 27, 2016
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2016-3713
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C