CVE-2017-12168
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Summary
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).
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Linux kernel before 4.9 | Linux kernel before 4.9 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-617: assert failure CWE-617
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.11
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492984
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.11
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492984
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