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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8106

DEBIAN-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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

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

Timeline

  • Apr 24, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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