VDB
CVE-2017-8106
CVE-2017-8106
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
The handle_invept function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel 3.12 through 3.15 allows privileged KVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) via a single-context INVEPT instruction with a NULL EPT pointer.
EPSS 0.33% · 23.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.33%
23.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 0, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3 |
Timeline
- Apr 24, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 30, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 14, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8106 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8106 third-party-advisory