VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-3713

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-06-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references