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.
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76400
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033666
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251839
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76400
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033666
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251839
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5
Configurations

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:34

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5 - () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5 -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html -
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364 - () http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364 -
References () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.5 - () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.5 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/3 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/3 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76400 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76400 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033666 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033666 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251839 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251839 -
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5 - () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5 -

Information

Published : 2015-10-19 10:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:34


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