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
Linux kernel Affected 64 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 3.15 | Affected | — |
| 3.14.68 | Affected | — |
| 3.14.67 | Affected | — |
| 3.13 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.59 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.58 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.57 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.56 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.55 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.54 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.53 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.52 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.51 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.50 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.49 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.48 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.47 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.46 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.45 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.44 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.43 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.42 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.41 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.40 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.39 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.38 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.37 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.36 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.35 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.34 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.33 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.32 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.31 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.30 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.29 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.28 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.27 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.26 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.25 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.24 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.23 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.22 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.21 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.20 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.19 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.18 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.17 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.16 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.15 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.14 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.13 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.12 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.11 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.10 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.9 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.8 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.7 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.6 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.5 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.4 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.3 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.2 | Affected | — |
| 3.12.1 | Affected | — |
| 3.12 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.16.2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.16.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.16.2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.16.2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.16.2-1 |
References
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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