NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in handle_invept function in Linux kernel 3.12 through 3.15

CVE-2017-8106 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The handle_invept function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel 3.12 through 3.15 allows privileged KVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) via a single-context INVEPT instruction with a NULL EPT pointer.

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