{"schema_version":"1.7.5","id":"CVE-2017-15306","published":"2017-11-06T18:29:00.233Z","modified":"2026-03-15T22:23:54.832212Z","details":"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 to /dev/kvm.","affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-15306.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"4.13.10"}]}]}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.11"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101693"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/06/6"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac64115a66c18c01745bbd3c47a36b124e5fd8c0"}],"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}