CVE-2015-8104
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8104 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-11-16 11:59:12 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 10 CRITICAL from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 10 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 10 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Oracle | Solaris | 11.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Vm Virtualbox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Vm Virtualbox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Vm Virtualbox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Vm Virtualbox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Vm Virtualbox | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Xen | Xen | 4.6.5 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-2842-2: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-2840-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE-2015-8104 kernel: kvm: guest to host DoS by triggering an infinite loop in microcode via #DB exception | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 2017-04 Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in NorthStar Controller Application before version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1. - Juniper Networks | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.juniper.net | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2194-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| KVM: svm: unconditionally intercept #DB · torvalds/linux@cbdb967 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-2842-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: xen-4.4.3-8.fc21 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2015:2250-1: moderate: Security update for xen | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: xen-4.5.2-2.fc22 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: xen-4.5.2-2.fc23 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Bug 1278496 – CVE-2015-8104 virt: guest to host DoS by triggering an infinite loop in microcode via #DB exception | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2108-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-2843-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1008-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 444 v3 (CVE-2023-34327,CVE-2023-34328) - x86/AMD: Debug Mask handling | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3454-1 virtualbox | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2015:2232-1: moderate: Security update for the Linux Kernel | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| XSA-156 - Xen Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | xenbits.xen.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| USN-2841-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3414-1 xen | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Linux Kernel CVE-2015-8104 Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Citrix XenServer Security Update for CVE-2015-5307 and CVE-2015-8104 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.citrix.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-2844-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2339-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0354-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3426-1 linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.citrix.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-2843-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-2841-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2350-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Xen Exception Handling Bugs Let Local Users on a Guest System Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Host System - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 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.