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The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 19, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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 #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 16, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Last updated Oct 19, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

0.102%
(43rd percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2015-8104

GHSA ID

GHSA-878r-5qjm-6859

Source code

No known source code

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