CVE-2017-12168
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 20, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 1, 2017
Description
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).
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
- CWE-617 assert failure CWE-617
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Linux kernel before 4.9n/a |
|
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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