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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 user

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Summary

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.

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References 19

openwall.com

lists.fedoraproject.org

ubuntu.com

GitHub · torvalds/linux

git.kernel.org

securityfocus.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

debian.org

securitytracker.com