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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 7, 2016 | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-docs | Sep 6, 2016 | Feb 7, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1476-omap4Upgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-49-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-77-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-77-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-77-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-49-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-77-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-77-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-77-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-1022-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-77-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic-lpae | Feb 7, 2016 | Feb 2, 2016 |
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