Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-5307): Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerability

Free InsightVM Trial No credit card necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-5307): Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/10/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/16/2015
Modified
11/02/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-68-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-68-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-68-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-68-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-68-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-68-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-68-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-68-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-53-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-53-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-53-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-53-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-53-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-53-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-53-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-33-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-33-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-33-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-33-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-33-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-33-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-33-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-94-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-94-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-94-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-94-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-94-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-94-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-94-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-18-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-18-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-18-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-18-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-18-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-18-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-18-powerpc64-smp

References

  • USN-2800-1
  • USN-2801-1
  • USN-2802-1
  • USN-2803-1
  • USN-2804-1
  • USN-2805-1
  • USN-2806-1
  • USN-2807-1
  • SUSE-SU-2015:2108
  • SUSE-SU-2015:2194
  • SUSE-SU-2015:2339
  • SUSE-SU-2015:2350
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0354
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2074
  • RHSA-2015:2636
  • RHSA-2015:2645
  • RHSA-2016:0046
  • DLA-479-1
  • DSA-3396
  • DSA-3414
  • DSA-3454
  • 77528
  • 1034105
  • CVE-2015-5307
View more

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;