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CVE-2015-7513

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 does not reset the PIT counter values during state restoration, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and host OS crash) via a zero value, related to the kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit and kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit2 functions.

Published

2016-02-08T03:59:01.107

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-369
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 4.4 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 22 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 23 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10 Yes
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