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.
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Configurations
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References | () 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 - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html - | |
References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364 - | |
References | () 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 - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76400 - | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033666 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251839 - | |
References | () 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