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CVE-2015-7513
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-02-08T03:59:01.107 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:32:40.600

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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