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FreeBSD: VID-EDC0BF7E-05A1-11EA-9DFA-F8B156AC3FF9 (CVE-2018-12207): FreeBSD -- Machine Check Exception on Page Size Change

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FreeBSD: VID-EDC0BF7E-05A1-11EA-9DFA-F8B156AC3FF9 (CVE-2018-12207): FreeBSD -- Machine Check Exception on Page Size Change

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/13/2019
Created
11/27/2019
Added
11/26/2019
Modified
11/26/2019

Description

Improper invalidation for page table updates by a virtual guest operating system for multiple Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service of the host system via local access.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-base-11_3-release-p5
  • freebsd-upgrade-base-12_0-release-p12
  • freebsd-upgrade-base-12_1-release-p1

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