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CVE-2015-0239
CVE-2015-0239
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.10% · 27.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.10%
27.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-13.33, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-2.7 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 0, 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2, 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/6 (vulncheck-nvd)
Timeline
- Jan 23, 2015 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0239 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2513-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2514-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2515-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2516-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2517-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2518-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0239 third-party-advisory