The nested_vmx_check_vmptr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel up to and including 4.9.8 improperly emulates the VMXON instruction, which allows KVM L1 guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory consumption) by leveraging the mishandling of page references.
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