CVE-2017-2583 Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.295.2.el5uek
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- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 6 Feb 2017
Introduced: 6 Feb 2017
CVE-2017-2583 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.39-400.295.2.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3567
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug
package and not the kernel-uek-debug
package as distributed by Oracle
.
See How to fix?
for Oracle:5
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2017-2583.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-1615.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-1615-1.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3539.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3566.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3567.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414735
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95673
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2583