CVE-2015-6252

2015-08-1900:00:00

ubuntu.com

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.4%

JSON

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.

Bugs

<https://launchpad.net/bugs/1489314>

Notes

Author	Note
jdstrand	android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux< 3.2.0-91.129UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux< 3.13.0-65.105UNKNOWN
ubuntu15.04noarchlinux< 3.19.0-30.33UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-armadaxp< 3.2.0-1656.78UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-lts-trusty< 3.13.0-65.105~precise1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-ti-omap4< 3.2.0-1471.92UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux	< 3.2.0-91.129	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux	< 3.13.0-65.105	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	15.04	noarch	linux	< 3.19.0-30.33	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-armadaxp	< 3.2.0-1656.78	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-lts-trusty	< 3.13.0-65.105~precise1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux-lts-utopic	< 3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux-lts-vivid	< 3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-ti-omap4	< 3.2.0-1471.92	UNKNOWN