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CVE-2017-2583

8.4 highEPSS 0.6%

High (8.4) in linux linux kernel. EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.4 high
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 48% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

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