CVE-2017-12188
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
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affected products (7)
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references (20)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0395cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0412cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12188cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500380cnnvd
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9996579/cnnvd
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9996587/cnnvd
- https://www.kernel.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101267cnnvd
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