CVE-2017-12168 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).

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.11 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492984 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction Required

HIGH

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.0