CVE-2015-5307 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel (through 4.2.6) and Xen (4.3.x through 4.6.x). A malicious guest OS user can trigger numerous Alignment Check exceptions, leading to a host OS panic or hang. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with the potential for complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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