CVE-2016-3044 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel component of IBM PowerKVM versions 2.1 prior to 2.1.1.3-65.10 and 3.1 prior to 3.1.0.2. This flaw allows a guest operating system user to trigger an infinite loop and hang the host OS through unspecified vectors. With a CVSSv3 score of 6.5 (Medium), the vulnerability has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:2.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:2.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:2.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm:2.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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