fkie_cve-2015-6252
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2015-10-19 10:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.5
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76400
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033666
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251839
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76400
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033666
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251839
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5
Impacted products
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