CVE-2015-7513

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…

published February 8, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00563 · 45.8th percentile
Published
2016-02-08T02:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 FEB 02:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5