CVE-2017-12168 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.8.11, specifically within the KVM virtualization component on ARM64 architectures. A privileged guest OS user can trigger an assertion failure and host OS crash by accessing the Performance Monitors Cycle Count Register (PMCCNTR). Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.0), it requires high privileges within the guest OS and has a high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.8.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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