CVE-2017-12188 | BDVDB-2026-91446 Detail

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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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1. Version 12017-10-11Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.