CVE-2015-2672

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 3.19.1 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

The xsave/xrstor implementation in arch/x86/include/asm/xsave.h in the Linux kernel before 3.19.2 creates certain .altinstr_replacement pointers and consequently does not provide any protection against instruction faulting, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by triggering a fault, as demonstrated by an unaligned memory operand or a non-canonical address memory operand.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-20
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 3.19.1

Timeline

Published May 02, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026