CVE-2017-8106
published 2017-04-24CVE-2017-8106: 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…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.33%
25.5th percentile
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.
Affected
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CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: Null pointer dereference on host in INVEPT emulation
vendor_redhat·2017-03-31·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-8106 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 kernel: Null pointer dereference on host in INVEPT emulation
kernel: Null pointer dereference on host in INVEPT emulation
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.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: realtime-kernel (Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2017-8106: linux - The handle_invept function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel 3.12 throug...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-8106 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-8106: linux - The handle_invept function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel 3.12 throug...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.16.2-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.16.2-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.16.2-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.16.2-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.16.2-1)
GHSA
GHSA-xv97-pm64-w44m: The handle_invept function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-8106 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-xv97-pm64-w44m: The handle_invept function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx
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.
OSV
CVE-2017-8106: The handle_invept function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx
osv·2017-04-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-8106 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-8106: The handle_invept function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2017-04-24
Published