CVE-2017-1000252
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 39th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-617
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=36ae3c0a36b7456432fedce38ae2f7bd3e01a563Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a8b0677fc6180a467e26cc32ce6b0c09a32f9bbIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/15/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101022
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490781Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/36ae3c0a36b7456432fedce38ae2f7bd3e01a563Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3a8b0677fc6180a467e26cc32ce6b0c09a32f9bbIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=kvm&m=150549145711115&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=kvm&m=150549146311117&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=36ae3c0a36b7456432fedce38ae2f7bd3e01a563Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a8b0677fc6180a467e26cc32ce6b0c09a32f9bbIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/15/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101022
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490781Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/36ae3c0a36b7456432fedce38ae2f7bd3e01a563Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3a8b0677fc6180a467e26cc32ce6b0c09a32f9bbIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=kvm&m=150549145711115&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://marc.info/?l=kvm&m=150549146311117&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.