CVE-2015-5307
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors
Publication date:
16/11/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54a20552e1eae07aa240fa370a0293e006b5faed
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172187.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172300.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172435.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2645.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0046.html
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202583
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3396
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3454
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77528
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034105
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2800-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2801-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2802-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2803-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2804-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2805-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2806-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2807-1
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-156.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277172
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54a20552e1eae07aa240fa370a0293e006b5faed
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54a20552e1eae07aa240fa370a0293e006b5faed
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172187.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172300.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172435.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2645.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0046.html
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202583
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3396
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3454
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77528
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034105
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2800-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2801-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2802-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2803-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2804-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2805-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2806-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2807-1
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-156.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277172
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54a20552e1eae07aa240fa370a0293e006b5faed
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783



