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CVE-2017-12188
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-11T15:29:00.180 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:02:52.017

Summary

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."

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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