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HistoryApr 13, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

K16429 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2015-0239

2015-04-1300:00:00
my.f5.com
5

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

4.4 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

51.5%

Security Advisory 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.
(
CVE-2015-0239
)
Impact

None. F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

4.4 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

51.5%