CVE-2015-5156

Published Oct 19, 2015

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description: The virtnet_probe function in drivers/net/virtio_net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 attempts to support a FRAGLIST feature without proper memory allocation, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) via a crafted sequence of fragmented packets.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.1
Impact score: 6.9
Exploitability score: 6.5
Vector string: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "CA1EAF20-E61D-4832-9B9E-9936EC3B9F09",
            "versionEndIncluding": "4.1.10"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References