CVE-2017-12168

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CVSS 3.1

6.0 medium

EPSS

<1%p35

Published

Sep 20, 2017 (Sep 20, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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).

Vendors: linux
Products: linux kernel
Weakness: CWE-617
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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