CVE-2015-8104
10.0
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.33%
Description
The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c.
How to fix CVE-2015-8104
To remediate CVE-2015-8104, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/linux—upgrade to 4.2.6-2 or later
- Debian/xen—upgrade to 4.8.0~rc3-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8104 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.2.6-2
- from 0, < 4.8.0~rc3-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |