DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0239

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-0239
Downstream
DSA-3170-1
Published: 02 Mar 2015, 11:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Mar 2015, 11:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The em_sysenter function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 3.16.7-ckt4-2 | < 3.16.7-ckt4-2 | < 3.16.7-ckt4-2 | < 3.16.7-ckt4-2

References (1)