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CVE-2017-2583 - log back

CVE-2017-2583 created at 25 Sep 2019 19:31:40
Severity	+ Medium
Remote	+ Local
Type	+ Privilege escalation
Description	+ The Linux kernel > 3.6-rc1, when built with Kernel-based Virtual Machine (CONFIG_KVM) support, is vulnerable to an incorrect segment selector (SS) value error. It could occur loading values into SS register in long mode. + A user/process inside a guest host could use this flaw to crash the guest, resulting in denial of service, or potentially escalate their privileges inside the guest system on an AMD processor.
References	+ http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/137 + https://git.kernel.org/linus/33ab91103b3415e12457e3104f0e4517ce12d0f3
Notes	+ Introduced in 3.6-rc1 according to Debian