The access_pmu_evcntr function in arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.11 allows privileged KVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and host OS crash) by accessing the Performance Monitors Cycle Count Register (PMCCNTR).
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-09-20T08:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:28:16.551Z

Reserved: 2017-08-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-12168

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-09-20T08:29:00.210

Modified: 2024-01-25T21:36:57.147

Link: CVE-2017-12168

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-11-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-12168 - Bugzilla