CVE-2015-8104

CRITICAL
10
CVSS Score
Published: November 16, 2015 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC
6 products affected across 5 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux

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Severity
CRITICAL10
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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 #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 4.2.3
4.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.0.344.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.1.424.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.2.344.3.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.3.355.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.0.13

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

10CRITICALCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399

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