CVE-2017-8106 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's KVM virtualization component (versions 3.12-3.15). A privileged guest OS user can trigger a host OS crash by executing a specific INVEPT instruction with a NULL EPT pointer. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and leading to high availability impact (denial of service). There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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