Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 8, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-7513
CVE-2015-7513
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
19- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0185604c2d82c560dab2f2933a18f797e74ab5a8nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175792.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176194.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79901nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034602nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3nvdThird Party Advisory
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