CVE-2015-5156

Published: Oct 19, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

6.1

Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 6.5 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.1.10

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (36)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48900cb6af4282fa0fb6ff4d72a81aa3dadb5c39

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171454.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169378.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76230

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034045

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243852

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48900cb6af4282fa0fb6ff4d72a81aa3dadb5c39

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48900cb6af4282fa0fb6ff4d72a81aa3dadb5c39

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171454.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169378.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76230

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034045

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243852

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48900cb6af4282fa0fb6ff4d72a81aa3dadb5c39

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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