CVE-2015-4692
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-4692 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-07-27 10:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-2682-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3329-1 linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: kernel-4.0.6-300.fc22 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request -- Linux kernel - kvm: x86: NULL pointer dereference in kvm_apic_has_events function | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1324-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| USN-2680-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| kvm: x86: fix kvm_apic_has_events to check for NULL pointer · torvalds/linux@ce40cd3 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| Linux Kernel Null Pointer Dereference in kvm_apic_has_events() Lets Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| USN-2681-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: kernel-4.0.6-200.fc21 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Linux Kernel KVM 'kvm_apic_has_events()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| USN-2684-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Bug 1230770 – CVE-2015-4692 kernel: kvm x86: NULL pointer dereference in kvm_apic_has_events function | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-2683-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1382-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.