CVE-2017-12168

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    CVE-2017-12168

    Published: 20 Sept 2017Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The access_pmu_evcntr function in arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.11 allows privileged KVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and host OS crash) by accessing the Performance Monitors Cycle Count Register (PMCCNTR).

    References: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.11, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492984, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9e3f7a29694049edd728e2400ab57ad7553e5aa9

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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