CVE-2015-6252
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6252
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-6252.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-6252
- Related
- Published
- 2015-10-19T10:59:06Z
- Modified
- 2024-09-18T01:00:20Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The vhostdevioctl 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 VHOSTSETLOG_FD ioctl call that triggers permanent file-descriptor allocation.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364
- 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://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251839
- 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.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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6252
Affected packages
Debian:11 / linux
Package
- Name
- linux
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source
Debian:12 / linux
Package
- Name
- linux
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source
Debian:13 / linux
Package
- Name
- linux
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source