Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-4692
CVE-2015-4692
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.
Affected products
18- osv-coords17 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012
< 3.12.44-52.10.1+ 16 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.44-52.10.3
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.44-52.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
16- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160829.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/161144.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/1nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75142nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032798nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2682-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2683-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2684-1nvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce40cd3fc7fa40a6119e5fe6c0f2bc0eb4541009nvd
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