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CVE-2017-12168

6.0 mediumEPSS 0.4%

Medium (6.0) in linux linux kernel. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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).

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.0 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 36% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-617
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

References

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