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.
Published: 2017-04-24
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17069 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.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:41:42.454Z

Reserved: 2017-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8106

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-24T23:59:00.753

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8106

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-8106 - Bugzilla

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