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CVE-2017-1000252 Detail

Current Description

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure, and hypervisor hang or crash) via an out-of bounds guest_irq value, related to arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c and virt/kvm/eventfd.c.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=36ae3c0a36b7456432fedce38ae2f7bd3e01a563 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a8b0677fc6180a467e26cc32ce6b0c09a32f9bb Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/15/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101022
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490781 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/36ae3c0a36b7456432fedce38ae2f7bd3e01a563 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3a8b0677fc6180a467e26cc32ce6b0c09a32f9bb Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=kvm&m=150549145711115&w=2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=kvm&m=150549146311117&w=2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation NIST  
CWE-617 Reachable Assertion NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.3

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
4.13.3


Change History

7 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-1000252
NVD Published Date:
09/26/2017
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2019