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).
References
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.11 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492984 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.11 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492984 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 03:08
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.11 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492984 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2017-09-20 08:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:08
NVD link : CVE-2017-12168
Mitre link : CVE-2017-12168
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12168
JSON object : View
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-617
Reachable Assertion