Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM PowerKVM
CVE-2016-3044

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Key Information:

Vendor: IBM
Status: Powerkvm
Vendor: CVE Published:; 1 December 2016

What is CVE-2016-3044?

A 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 permits guest operating system users to exploit unspecified vectors, leading to a denial of service condition that can cause the host operating system to enter an infinite loop, resulting in system hang and unresponsiveness. This vulnerability poses significant operational risks for environments relying on virtualized infrastructure.