Improper Input Validation Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,4.8.11)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3005078
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed20 Sept 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-12168  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 4.8.11 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. 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 Base Scores

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