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Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2015-5307
CVE-2015-8104
CWE-ID CWE-703
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

kernel (Red Hat package)
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Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper check or handling of exceptional conditions

EUVDB-ID: #VU3355

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5307

CWE-ID: CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the KVM subsystem due to many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c. An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI: 7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.2 - 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-229.49.1.el7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 7

:

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2552


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper check or handling of exceptional conditions

EUVDB-ID: #VU3002

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8104

CWE-ID: CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the KVM subsystem due to many #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c. An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI: 7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.2 - 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-229.49.1.el7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 7

:

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2552


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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