CVE - CVE-2017-12168

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-12168	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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).
References
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MISC:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9 URL:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.11 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.11 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492984 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492984 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20170801	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170801)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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