5.5

CVE-2017-8106: linux linux_kernel NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-8106DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8106
Published 24-04-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8106 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
SUSE-SU-2017:1360-1SUSE-SU-2017:2920-1

Timeline

  1. 24-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 0.36% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • linux< 3.16.2-1
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel3.12 | 3.12.1 | 3.12.2 | 3.12.3 | 3.12.4 | 3.12.5 | 3.12.6 | 3.12.7 | 3.12.8 | 3.12.9 | 3.12.10 | 3.12.11 | 3.12.12 | 3.12.13 | 3.12.14 | 3.12.15 | 3.12.16 | 3.12.17 | 3.12.18 | 3.12.19 | 3.12.20 | 3.12.21 | 3.12.22 | 3.12.23 | 3.12.24 | 3.12.25 | 3.12.26 | 3.12.27 | 3.12.28 | 3.12.29 | 3.12.30 | 3.12.31 | 3.12.32 | 3.12.33 | 3.12.34 | 3.12.35 | 3.12.36 | 3.12.37 | 3.12.38 | 3.12.39 | 3.12.40 | 3.12.41 | 3.12.42 | 3.12.43 | 3.12.44 | 3.12.45 | 3.12.46 | 3.12.47 | 3.12.48 | 3.12.49 | 3.12.50 | 3.12.51 | 3.12.52 | 3.12.53 | 3.12.54 | 3.12.55 | 3.12.56 | 3.12.57 | 3.12.58 | 3.12.59 | 3.13 | 3.14.67 | 3.14.68 | 3.15
Ubuntu1 product
  • linux< 3.13.0-119.166

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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