The vulnerability of the virtnet_probe() function in the drivers/net/virtio_net.c module of the Linux kernel allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality and accessibility of protected information.

The vulnerability of the virtnetprobe function in the drivers/net/virtionet.c module of the Linux kernel is related to reading beyond the buffer boundaries. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality and accessibility of the protected information...

Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0014)

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Buffer overflow

The virtnetprobe function in drivers/net/virtionet.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...

CVE-2015-5156

The virtnetprobe function in drivers/net/virtionet.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...

CVE-2015-5156

CVE-2015-5156 affects the Linux kernel’s virtio-net implementation. The vulnerability arises in virtnet_probe (drivers/net/virtio_net.c) where a FRAGLIST feature is supported without proper memory allocation, enabling a remote attacker on the local network to trigger a buffer overflow/memory corr...