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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2016-9588 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1779848: Cleanup Meltdown/Spectre implementation
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779848 | Cleanup Meltdown/Spectre implementation | linux (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1779848 | Cleanup Meltdown/Spectre implementation | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1779848 | Cleanup Meltdown/Spectre implementation | linux (Ubuntu Xenial) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1779848 | Cleanup Meltdown/Spectre implementation | linux (Ubuntu Precise) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1798013: xattr length returned by vfs_getxattr() is not correct in Trusty kernel
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798013 | xattr length returned by vfs_getxattr() is not correct in Trusty kernel | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1798013 | xattr length returned by vfs_getxattr() is not correct in Trusty kernel | ubuntu-kernel-tests | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1798013 | xattr length returned by vfs_getxattr() is not correct in Trusty kernel | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1799399: linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | linux (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow automated-testing | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow certification-testing | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow prepare-package | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow prepare-package-meta | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow prepare-package-signed | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow promote-to-proposed | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow promote-to-security | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow promote-to-updates | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow regression-testing | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow security-signoff | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow upload-to-ppa | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1799399 | linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker | Kernel SRU Workflow verification-testing | Medium | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1800254: packet socket panic in Trusty 3.13.0-157 and later
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800254 | packet socket panic in Trusty 3.13.0-157 and later | linux (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1800254 | packet socket panic in Trusty 3.13.0-157 and later | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
