What the vulnerability does

01Description

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).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 20, 2017 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated