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    CVE-2015-4692

    The kvm_apic_has_events function in arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h in the Linux kernel through 4.1.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging /dev/kvm access for an ioctl call.

    Published:Jun 4, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jul 27, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00041
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce40cd3fc7fa40a6119e5fe6c0f2bc0eb4541009
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160829.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/161144.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75142
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032798
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2682-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2683-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2684-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230770
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce40cd3fc7fa40a6119e5fe6c0f2bc0eb4541009
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce40cd3fc7fa40a6119e5fe6c0f2bc0eb4541009
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160829.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/161144.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75142
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032798
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2682-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2683-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2684-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230770
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce40cd3fc7fa40a6119e5fe6c0f2bc0eb4541009

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High