CVE-2017-8106
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.16.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.16.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.16.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.16.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.16.2-1 |
| linux-kernel | 3.12 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.1 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.3 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.4 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.5 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.6 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.7 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.8 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.9 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.10 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.11 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.12 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.13 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.14 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.15 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.16 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.17 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.18 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.19 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.20 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.21 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.22 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.23 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.24 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.25 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.26 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.27 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.28 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.29 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.30 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.31 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.32 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.33 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.34 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.35 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.36 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.37 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.38 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.39 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.40 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.41 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.42 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.43 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.44 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.45 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.46 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.47 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.48 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.49 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.50 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.51 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.52 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.53 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.54 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.55 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.56 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.57 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.58 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.12.59 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.13 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.14.67 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.14.68 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.15 | affected | |
References
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.