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CVE-2017-8106

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Apr 24, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.7 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8106
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

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

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_kernelLinux3.12 (including)3.12 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.1 (including)3.12.1 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.2 (including)3.12.2 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.3 (including)3.12.3 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.4 (including)3.12.4 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.5 (including)3.12.5 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.6 (including)3.12.6 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.7 (including)3.12.7 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.8 (including)3.12.8 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.9 (including)3.12.9 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.10 (including)3.12.10 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.11 (including)3.12.11 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.12 (including)3.12.12 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.13 (including)3.12.13 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.14 (including)3.12.14 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.15 (including)3.12.15 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.16 (including)3.12.16 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.17 (including)3.12.17 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.18 (including)3.12.18 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.19 (including)3.12.19 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.20 (including)3.12.20 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.21 (including)3.12.21 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.22 (including)3.12.22 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.23 (including)3.12.23 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.24 (including)3.12.24 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.25 (including)3.12.25 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.26 (including)3.12.26 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.27 (including)3.12.27 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.28 (including)3.12.28 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.29 (including)3.12.29 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.30 (including)3.12.30 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.31 (including)3.12.31 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.32 (including)3.12.32 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.33 (including)3.12.33 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.34 (including)3.12.34 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.35 (including)3.12.35 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.36 (including)3.12.36 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.37 (including)3.12.37 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.38 (including)3.12.38 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.39 (including)3.12.39 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.40 (including)3.12.40 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.41 (including)3.12.41 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.42 (including)3.12.42 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.43 (including)3.12.43 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.44 (including)3.12.44 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.45 (including)3.12.45 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.46 (including)3.12.46 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.47 (including)3.12.47 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.48 (including)3.12.48 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.49 (including)3.12.49 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.50 (including)3.12.50 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.51 (including)3.12.51 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.52 (including)3.12.52 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.53 (including)3.12.53 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.54 (including)3.12.54 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.55 (including)3.12.55 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.56 (including)3.12.56 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.57 (including)3.12.57 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.58 (including)3.12.58 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.12.59 (including)3.12.59 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.13 (including)3.13 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.14.67 (including)3.14.67 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.14.68 (including)3.14.68 (including)
Linux_kernelLinux3.15 (including)3.15 (including)
LinuxUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
LinuxUbuntuprecise*
LinuxUbuntuprecise/esm*
LinuxUbuntutrusty*
LinuxUbuntutrusty/esm*
LinuxUbuntuupstream*
Linux-armadaxpUbuntuprecise*
Linux-armadaxpUbuntuupstream*
Linux-awsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azureUbuntuupstream*
Linux-euclidUbuntuupstream*
Linux-floUbuntutrusty*
Linux-floUbuntuupstream*
Linux-floUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
Linux-floUbuntuyakkety*
Linux-gcpUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-goldfishUbuntutrusty*
Linux-goldfishUbuntuupstream*
Linux-goldfishUbuntuyakkety*
Linux-goldfishUbuntuzesty*
Linux-grouperUbuntutrusty*
Linux-grouperUbuntuupstream*
Linux-hweUbuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-kvmUbuntuupstream*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuupstream*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuupstream*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-quantalUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-quantalUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-lts-quantalUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-raringUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-raringUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-lts-raringUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-saucyUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-saucyUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-lts-saucyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-trustyUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-trustyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-utopicUbuntutrusty*
Linux-lts-utopicUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-vividUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-wilyUbuntutrusty*
Linux-lts-wilyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-xenialUbuntuupstream*
Linux-maguroUbuntutrusty*
Linux-maguroUbuntuupstream*
Linux-makoUbuntutrusty*
Linux-makoUbuntuupstream*
Linux-makoUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
Linux-makoUbuntuyakkety*
Linux-mantaUbuntutrusty*
Linux-mantaUbuntuupstream*
Linux-oemUbuntuupstream*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuprecise*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*
Linux-snapdragonUbuntuupstream*
Linux-ti-omap4Ubuntuprecise*
Linux-ti-omap4Ubuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References

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