SB2015062307 - Fedora 22 update for kernel



SB2015062307 - Fedora 22 update for kernel

Published: June 23, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2015062307
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4692)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.