The kvm_apic_has_events function in arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h in the Linux kernel through 4.1.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging /dev/kvm access for an ioctl call.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 4, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default | Dec 18, 2015 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-58-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-23-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-58-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-44-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-44-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-58-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-44-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-44-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-23-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-44-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-44-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-58-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-58-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-58-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-23-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-44-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-23-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-23-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-23-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-58-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-58-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-23-generic-lpae | Nov 8, 2024 | Jul 27, 2015 |
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