CVEs-PoC/2016/CVE-2016-4440.md

CVE-2016-4440

Description

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 mishandles the APICv on/off state, which allows guest OS users to obtain direct APIC MSR access on the host OS, and consequently cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS, via x2APIC mode.

POC

Reference

No PoCs from references.

Github

• https://github.com/thdusdl1219/CVE-Study