CVE-2015-7513 in Kernel
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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Reservation
09/29/2015
Disclosure
02/07/2016
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80794 | Linux Kernel PIT Counter x86.c divide by zero | 369 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2015-7513 |