CVE-2015-6252

The vhost_dev_ioctl function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl call that triggers permanent file-descriptor allocation.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2015-10-19 10:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:21


NVD link : CVE-2015-6252

Mitre link : CVE-2015-6252

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-6252


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors