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CVE-2015-5156 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48900cb6af4282fa0fb6ff4d72a81aa3dadb5c39 CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171454.html CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169378.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 4.1.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

15 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5156
NVD Published Date:
Oct 19, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-5156 Details - Not Deferred