VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8106

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-04-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references