VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-15306

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…

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-476
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/06/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.11Release Notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101693Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/06/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.11Release Notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101693Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0Patch

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.