VulnerabilityModified
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.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.