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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 10
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xenUpgrade linux-grsecUpgrade qemuUpgrade linux-vanilla. | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 17, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade xen | Dec 14, 2015 | Nov 16, 2015 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Jan 13, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade xen-kernel | Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 16, 2015 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/library/platform to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/linker to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/file-system/zfs to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/ldoms to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/zones/brand/brand-solaris to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/header to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/management/rad/module/rad-zonemgr to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/trusted to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/file-system/nfs to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/kernel/platform to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/zones/brand/brand-solaris10 to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/file-system/smb to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/io/infiniband/mlnx-tools to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/kernel to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/zones/brand/brand-solaris-kz to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade developer/debug/mdb to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.7.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/core-os to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade service/security/kerberos-5 to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/zones to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/dtrace to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/kernel/suspend-resume to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade network/ipfilter to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.8.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Nov 16, 2015 |
| Oracle Virtualbox | — | Upgrade Oracle VirtualBox to the latest version | Jul 17, 2025 | Nov 16, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 16, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade xen-toolsUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade xen-tools-xendomains-wait-diskUpgrade xenUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade xen-develUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade xen-tools-domU | Dec 18, 2015 | Nov 16, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.2.0-21-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-56-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-73-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-96-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-73-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-73-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-96-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-21-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-96-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-21-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-73-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-56-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-73-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-21-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-21-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-56-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-41-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-56-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-41-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-56-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-41-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-96-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-56-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-96-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-96-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-73-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-4.2.0-21-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-96-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-56-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-41-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-73-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-41-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-21-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-73-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-41-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-41-powerpc-e500mc | Dec 18, 2015 | Nov 16, 2015 |
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