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CVE-2017-15306
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-11-06T18:29:00.233 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:07:33.643

Summary

The kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension function in arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION KVM_CAP_PPC_HTM ioctl call to /dev/kvm.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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