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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12188

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12188 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.5, when nested virtualisation is used, does not properly traverse guest pagetable entries to resolve a guest virtual address, which allows L1 guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (incorrect index during page walking, and host OS crash), aka an "MMU potential stack buffer overrun."

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Oct 11, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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