Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5156
CVE-2015-5156
Description
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.
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Affected products
73- osv-coords71 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- (no CPE)range: < 1-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
18- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171454.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169378.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1978.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76230nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034045nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48900cb6af4282fa0fb6ff4d72a81aa3dadb5c39nvd
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