CVE-2015-6252

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…

published October 19, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00425 · 35.8th percentile
Published
2015-10-19T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 OCT 10:00Z
    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…
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