CVE-2015-5156

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…

published October 19, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
66.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01164 · 66.8th percentile
Published
2015-10-19T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 OCT 10:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5