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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3434-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7434 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2886-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2886-2 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2887-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2887-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2888-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2889-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2889-2 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2890-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2890-2 Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2890-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.131Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-7513

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-02-08T03:59:01.107

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-7513

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7513 - Bugzilla

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