What is CVE-2016-3044?

CVE-2016-3044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Powerkvm, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-3044?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Ibm Powerkvm

CVE-2016-3044

The Linux kernel component in IBM PowerKVM 2.1 before 2.1.1.3-65.10 and 3.1 before 3.1.0.2 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS infinite loop and hang) via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.001 (23.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Powerkvm — versions 2.1, 2.1.0.2, 2.1.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

RHSA-2016:2574 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
RHSA-2016:1033 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
92123 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3044?: CVE-2016-3044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Powerkvm, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-3044?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.