CVE-2015-6252 in Linux Kernel
Summary
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.
Reservation
08/17/2015
Disclosure
10/19/2015
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77323 | Linux Kernel vhost Driver Kernel Memory resource management | 399 | Unproven | Official fix | CVE-2015-6252 |