CVE-2015-5156
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.03 % · percentile 64 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171454.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48900cb6af4282fa0fb6ff4d72a81aa3dadb5c39
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48900cb6af4282fa0fb6ff4d72a81aa3dadb5c39
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76230
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243852
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169378.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034045
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.1 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2015-5167
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2015-5156
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-241 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-224 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-206 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-184 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2015-AVI-436 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2015-AVI-435 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 4.1.10
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |