Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-0239
CVE-2015-0239
Description
The em_sysenter function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5, when the guest OS lacks SYSENTER MSR initialization, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by triggering use of a 16-bit code segment for emulation of a SYSENTER instruction.
Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
17- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3747379accba8e95d70cec0eae0582c8c182050nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/6nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72842nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.commits.head/502245nvdBroken Link
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