CVE-2015-5307

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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 #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 16, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-5307: Medium severity, CVSS 4.9 | Vulnix