Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-6252
CVE-2015-6252
Description
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.
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Affected products
83- osv-coords81 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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
19- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.5nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/3nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76400nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033666nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5nvd
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