arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 does not reset the PIT counter values during state restoration, which allows guest OS user
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 does not reset the PIT counter values during state restoration, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and host OS crash) via a zero value, related to the kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit and kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit2 functions.
- Published
- Feb 7, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 45th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-369
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Report tools
Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux12.04
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux15.04
- canonical ubuntu linux15.10
- debian debian linux7.0
- debian debian linux8.0
- fedoraproject fedora22
- fedoraproject fedora23
- linux linux kernelbefore 4.4
- linux linux kernel4.4
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 4.3.3-3 | 4.3.3-3 |
| Debian:7 | linux | before 3.2.73-2+deb7u2 | 3.2.73-2+deb7u2 |
| Debian:8 | linux | before 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u2 | 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | kernel-pae | before 3.0.101-0.47.86.1 | 3.0.101-0.47.86.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP4 | kernel-rt | before 3.0.101.rt130-65.1 | 3.0.101.rt130-65.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP4 | kernel-rt_trace | before 3.0.101.rt130-65.1 | 3.0.101.rt130-65.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | before 3.0.101.rt130-65.1 | 3.0.101.rt130-65.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP4 | kernel-syms-rt | before 3.0.101.rt130-65.1 | 3.0.101.rt130-65.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | before 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 | 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-ec2 | before 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 | 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-pae | before 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 | 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | before 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 | 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-syms | before 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 | 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-trace | before 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 | 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-xen | before 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 | 3.0.101-0.7.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-bigmem | before 3.0.101-88.1 | 3.0.101-88.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-default | before 3.0.101-88.1 | 3.0.101-88.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 | before 3.0.101-88.1 | 3.0.101-88.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-pae | before 3.0.101-88.1 | 3.0.101-88.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-ppc64 | before 3.0.101-88.1 | 3.0.101-88.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | before 3.0.101-88.1 | 3.0.101-88.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-syms | before 3.0.101-88.1 | 3.0.101-88.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-trace | before 3.0.101-88.1 | 3.0.101-88.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-xen | before 3.0.101-88.1 | 3.0.101-88.1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:linux | 4.3.3-3 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-bigmem | 3.0.101-88.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-bigsmp | 3.0.101-0.47.86.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default | 3.0.101-0.47.86.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-docs | 3.0.101-88.3 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-ec2 | 3.0.101-0.47.86.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-pae | 3.0.101-0.47.86.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-ppc64 | 3.0.101-88.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-rt | 3.0.101.rt130-65.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source | 3.0.101-0.47.86.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-syms | 3.0.101-0.47.86.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-trace | 3.0.101-0.47.86.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-xen | 3.0.101-0.47.86.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-369 · Divide By ZeroCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0185604c2d82c560dab2f2933a18f797e74ab5a8
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175792.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176194.html
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/2
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79901
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034602
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-1
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-2
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-1
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-2
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284847
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0185604c2d82c560dab2f2933a18f797e74ab5a8
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.