CVE-2015-5707

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-03-22
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c inthe Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large iov_count value in a write request.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 4.6
Vector String: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-35352017-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.17.4.el6uek)ELSA-2017-35342017-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-35342017-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-35352017-03-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.17.4.el7uek)ELSA-2017-35342017-03-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-35342017-03-31
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2017-00582017-03-31
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2017-00572017-03-31


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