CVE-2015-6252 (Low) detected in linuxv3.10

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CVE-2015-6252 - Low Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxv3.10

Linux kernel source tree

Library home page: https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git

Found in HEAD commit: ac11c9631a8abeed315b67913aab3ba7a400aef3

Found in base branch: cosmic-experimental-1.6

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

android_kernel_samsung_a3xelte/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
android_kernel_samsung_a3xelte/drivers/vhost/vhost.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2015-10-19

URL: CVE-2015-6252

CVSS 2 Score Details (2.1)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6252

Release Date: 2015-10-19

Fix Resolution: 4.1.5

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