Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2015-8104
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:2.50%
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
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| No affected products specified. | ||
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
2.501%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2015-11-09T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2015-11-16T00:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2015-11-10 |
| Last Updated | 2025-04-23T15:40:54 |
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