Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-15306

Description

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.

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Affected products

SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Debuginforeferences
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.13.10
- (no CPE)range: <4.13.11

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/06/6nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0nvdPatch
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101693nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.11nvdRelease Notes

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