CVE-2017-15306 (NVD)

2017-11-06

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.

Products Linux_kernel
Type NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
First patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0
Relevant file/s ./arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c (modified, +1, -2)
Links • 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

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