CVE-2015-5156 | Date: (C)2015-12-15 (M)2024-02-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 6.1 |
Exploit Score: 6.5 |
Impact Score: 6.9 |
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CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK |
Access Complexity: LOW |
Authentication: NONE |
Confidentiality: NONE |
Integrity: NONE |
Availability: COMPLETE |
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