CVE-2017-12168 REJECTED

The access_pmu_evcntr function in arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.11 allows privileged KVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and host OS crash) by accessing the Performance Monitors Cycle Count Register (PMCCNTR).

EPSS 0.05% · 16.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.05%
16.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-azure0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-oem0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-kvm0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-azure0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-gcp0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-oem0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-azure0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gcp0

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