CVE-2015-4692 in Linux Kernel
Summary
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.
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Reservation
06/19/2015
Disclosure
07/27/2015
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VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76352 | Linux Kernel KVM Virtualization Support kvm_apic_has_events null pointer dereference | 476 | Unproven | Official fix | CVE-2015-4692 |