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CVE-2016-9588

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9 mismanages the #BP and #OF exceptions, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by declining to handle an exception thrown by an L2 guest.

  • Published: Dec 28, 2016
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2016-9588
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 4.9.x