CVE-2015-6252 | BDVDB-2026-72295 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76400
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/3
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.5
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251839
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.