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CVE-2017-15306

CVE-2017-15306

EPSS 0.4%
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.
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References
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/06/6https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.11http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101693