CVE-2015-5307
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 O
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- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
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Affected versions
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Version range not reported
References 25
rhn.redhat.com
oracle.com
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.opensuse.org
- opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
- opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
- opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html