CVE-2015-8104

10.0 CRITICAL
Published: November 16, 2015 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

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 #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cbdb967af3d54993f5814f1cee0ed311a055377d
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172187.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172300.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172435.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2645.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0046.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202583
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX203879
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3454
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/10/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77524
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034105
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2844-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-156.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1278496
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cbdb967af3d54993f5814f1cee0ed311a055377d
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cbdb967af3d54993f5814f1cee0ed311a055377d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172187.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172300.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172435.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2645.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0046.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX203879
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3454
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/10/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77524
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2844-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-156.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1278496
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cbdb967af3d54993f5814f1cee0ed311a055377d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

86 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
10.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
56th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

debian linux oracle canonical xen

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