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CVE-2017-8106
Published: Apr 24, 2017
Modified: Sep 16, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195167
x_refsource_MISC
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1678676
x_refsource_MISC
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