Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.0.36/4.1.44/4.2.36/4.3.34/5.0.10 resource management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.0.36/4.1.44/4.2.36/4.3.34/5.0.10 (Virtualization Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 01/20/2016 by Jan Beulich with Google as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5307 since 07/01/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87281 (CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2015:2552)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169069 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87281). The entries 75137, 77323, 78716 and 79118 are related to this item.
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- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
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- 4.1.0
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- 4.2.0
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- 4.2.35
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- 4.3.34
- 5.0.0
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 87281
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2015:2552)
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OpenVAS ID: 703396
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3396-1 (linux - security update)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: git.kernel.org
Timeline
07/01/2015 🔍11/10/2015 🔍
11/16/2015 🔍
12/10/2015 🔍
01/20/2016 🔍
01/20/2016 🔍
01/21/2016 🔍
07/05/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016
Researcher: Jan Beulich
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5307 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1034105
SecurityFocus: 77528 - Linux Kernel CVE-2015-5307 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 01/21/2016 16:56Updated: 07/05/2022 14:37
Changes: 01/21/2016 16:56 (60), 06/26/2018 08:49 (13), 07/05/2022 14:37 (4)
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