Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2017-8106
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.33%
Linux
Original Filing — NVD Description
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.