CVE-2015-7513

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 4.4 no reinicia los valores del contador PIT durante la restauración del estado, lo que permite a usuarios invitados del SO provocar una denegación de servicio (error de división por cero y caída del host del SO) a través del valor cero, relacionado con las funciones kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit y kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit2.

It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the AF_UNIX implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use crafted epoll_ctl calls to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information. It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restore the values of the Programmable Interrupt Timer (PIT). A user-assisted attacker in a KVM guest could cause a denial of service in the host (system crash). Various other issues were also addressed.