CVE-2017-15306
Moderate
CVE-2017-15306
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.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
November 6, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-15306
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/06/6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101693
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0