cve/2017/CVE-2017-8106.md

### [CVE-2017-8106](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8106)
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### Description

The handle_invept function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the Linux kernel 3.12 through 3.15 allows privileged KVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) via a single-context INVEPT instruction with a NULL EPT pointer.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195167
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1678676

#### Github
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