Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8106
CVE-2017-8106
Description
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.
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Affected products
86cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 63 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.14.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.14.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords22 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_15&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_28&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS
< 3.12.74-60.64.40.1+ 21 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.4
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.74-60.64.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- launchpad.net/bugs/1678676nvdIssue Tracking
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