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CVE-2018-12207

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-12207 describes an improper invalidation vulnerability in Intel processors that allows a virtual guest operating system to potentially cause a denial of service on the host system. This affects various distributions including Canonical, Debian, Fedora, Intel, OpenSUSE, Oracle, and Red Hat. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it requires local access and low attack complexity from an authenticated user, leading to high availability impact. While there is no known public exploit code or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive status on the CISA KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-10110u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-10110y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-1005g1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-9300t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-9300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.0
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0092 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (72)

chromepatch availablevia llm_extracted
denopatch availablevia llm_extracted
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invoiceplanepatch availablevia llm_extracted
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows RT 8.1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
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oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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pjsippatch availablevia llm_extracted
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1062.4.2.rt56.1028.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.4.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kpatch-patch
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-327.82.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-327.82.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-327.82.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-514.70.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-514.70.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-514.70.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-693.60.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-693.60.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-862.43.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-957.38.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kpatch-patch
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-147.0.2.rt24.94.el8_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-147.0.2.el8_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kpatch-patch
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-80.15.1.el8_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.60.2.rt56.655.el6rt
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Fixed in: machine-os-content-container
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-957.38.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSFixed in: redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.2-20191107.0.el7_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.3.6-20191108.0.el7_7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-754.24.2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-504.81.3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-693.60.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.96.3.el6
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amazonvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
cephvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
dotnetvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
firefoxvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
fleetdmvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (23)

redhatCVE-2018-12207Important

hw: Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU)

Nov 12, 2019
microsoft2019-Nov/CVE-2018-12207Important

Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability

Nov 12, 2019
pjsipllm-pjsip-a1583ac1d0cdf561MEDIUM

Intel TSX Async Abort (TAA) and Machine Check Error on Page Size Change

Jan 1, 2019
cephllm-ceph-6412ab7127951782

Google Kubernetes Engine - CVE-2018-12207

cephllm-ceph-386bf90e9e9fc2d6

App Engine flexible environment - CVE-2018-12207

cephllm-ceph-d168e62c2d7aa37f

Dataflow - CVE-2018-12207

cephllm-ceph-47062ad55aa027ce

Dataproc - CVE-2018-12207

firefoxllm-firefox-e42fbf0cb1e18280

Google Kubernetes Engine Security Advisory for CVE-2018-12207

firefoxllm-firefox-8de207d5ed6126a6

App Engine flexible environment Security Advisory for CVE-2018-12207

firefoxllm-firefox-2a016ab15ed1ae37

Dataflow Security Advisory for CVE-2018-12207

firefoxllm-firefox-a6600e2de6896a2d

Dataproc Security Advisory for CVE-2018-12207

amazonllm-amazon-1d6562b8dd1f6f74

Google Kubernetes Engine Security Advisory for CVE-2018-12207

amazonllm-amazon-54f4d9208edf75cd

App Engine flexible environment Security Advisory for CVE-2018-12207

amazonllm-amazon-1daffaa348e2d577

Dataflow Security Advisory for CVE-2018-12207

amazonllm-amazon-1d4bde5b5094d55b

Dataproc Security Advisory for CVE-2018-12207

fleetdmllm-fleetdm-21348b85f9f1c53c

Google Kubernetes Engine - CVE-2018-12207

fleetdmllm-fleetdm-95971ed6dcdc99d8

App Engine flexible environment - CVE-2018-12207

fleetdmllm-fleetdm-41d3ca141ca19cef

Dataflow - CVE-2018-12207

fleetdmllm-fleetdm-2766bb38d97216a8

Dataproc - CVE-2018-12207

chromellm-chrome-62011a090d65e297

Google Kubernetes Engine - CVE-2018-12207

dotnetllm-dotnet-44dc5d3842c181cc

Security Advisory for Google Kubernetes Engine

invoiceplanellm-invoiceplane-594c74df2abb35ddMEDIUM

This is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting virtual machine hosts (not guests). This issue is known as "Machine Check Error on Page Size Change."

denollm-deno-42d83c12b4728ebfMEDIUM

Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (DoS) Vulnerability

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00042.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3916
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3936
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3941
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2020:0026
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2020:0028
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2020:0204
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I5WWPW4BSZDDW7VHU427XTVXV7ROOFFW
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZYATWNUGHRBG6I3TC24YHP5Y3J7I6KH
seclists.org / bugtraq/2020/Jan/21
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202003-56
Third Party Advisory
support.f5.com / csp/article/K17269881
usn.ubuntu.com / 4186-2
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2020/dsa-4602
Third Party Advisory
intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00210.html
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
PatchThird Party Advisory