The nested_vmx_check_vmptr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 improperly emulates the VMXON instruction, which allows KVM L1 guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory consumption) by leveraging the mishandling of page references.
4.4.0-79.100~14.04.14.4.0-79.1004.4.0-1018.274.4.0-1014.144.10.0-32.36~16.04.14.4.0-1057.644.4.0-1059.635.4.0-1063.66+cvm2.25.4.0-1063.66+cvm3.25.4.0-1064.67+cvm1.15.4.0-1065.68+cvm2.15.4.0-1067.70+cvm1.15.4.0-1068.71+cvm1.15.4.0-1069.72+cvm1.15.4.0-1070.73+cvm1.15.4.0-1072.75+cvm1.15.4.0-1073.76+cvm1.1+16 more5.4.0-1033.355.4.0-1035.375.4.0-1036.385.4.0-1037.395.4.0-1039.415.4.0-1041.435.4.0-1042.445.4.0-1043.455.4.0-1044.465.4.0-1046.48+41 more5.3.0-1007.85.3.0-1014.165.3.0-1015.175.3.0-1017.195.4.0-1004.45.4.0-1006.6Exploitability
AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NScope
S:CImpact
C:NI:NA:HCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H