ghsa-hm78-pq45-736h
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 00:28
Modified
2022-05-17 00:28
Details

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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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-5156"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-10-19T10:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-hm78-pq45-736h",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T00:28:30Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:28:30Z",
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1977"
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      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0855"
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      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171454.html"
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      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169378.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364"
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      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html"
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      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html"
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      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76230"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034045"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1"
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      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1"
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      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1"
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}


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