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CVE-2017-8106

CVE-2017-8106 PUBLISHED

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 0.04% · 11.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.04%
11.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0, 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 24, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
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  • Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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