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, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) via a crafted sequence of fragmented packets.

Score
CVSS 2.0 6.1 Medium
Status
Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2015-10-19
Last modified
2024-08-06
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Affected products

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