CVE-2017-2584
Kernel: kvm: use after free in complete_emulated_mmio
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · January 11, 2017
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.3 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application that leverages instruction emulation for fxrstor, fxsave, sgdt, and sidt.
Statement
This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
This issue affects the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.1CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS 2.0 · 5.5AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C
CWE-416 · Use After Free