CVE-2015-0239
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2015-01-27 |
Description
The em_sysenter function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernelbefore 3.18.5, when the guest OS lacks SYSENTER MSR initialization, allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges or cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by triggering use of a 16-bit code segment for emulation of a SYSENTER instruction.
See more information about CVE-2015-0239 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
CVSS v2.0 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score: | 6.2 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete | Availability Impact: | Complete |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3054 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.9.el5uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.9.el5uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.3.5.el6uek) | ELSA-2015-3053 | 2015-07-29 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2015-1272 | 2015-07-28 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3053 | 2015-07-29 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3054 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.9.el6uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.9.el6uek) | ELSA-2015-3055 | 2015-07-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.3.5.el7uek) | ELSA-2015-3053 | 2015-07-29 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2015-2152 | 2015-11-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2015-3053 | 2015-07-29 |
| Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2016-0037 | 2016-03-16 |
| Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2015-0104 | 2015-07-29 |
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