CVE-2017-1000252

kernel: kvm: Reachable BUG() on out-of-bounds guest IRQ

Published Sep 26, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure, and hypervisor hang or crash) via an out-of bounds guest_irq value, related to arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c and virt/kvm/eventfd.c.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3981-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-1513 The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure, and hypervisor hang or crash) via an out-of bounds guest_irq value, related to arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c and virt/kvm/eventfd.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3468-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3468-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3468-3 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:00 PM
Reserved
Sep 26, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 26, 2017, 5:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:58 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 15, 2017, 12:00 AM