Description
arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.5, when nested virtualisation is used, does not properly traverse guest pagetable entries to resolve a guest virtual address, which allows L1 guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (incorrect index during page walking, and host OS crash), aka an "MMU potential stack buffer overrun."
Published: 2017-10-11
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3484-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3484-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3484-3 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3487-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3488-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerability
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Extras Rt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:28:16.694Z

Reserved: 2017-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12188

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-11T15:29:00.180

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-12188

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-12188 - Bugzilla

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