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Unscored severity · published Oct 19, 2015
CVE-2015-5707
Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly…
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the 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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.0 before 4.1.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
11 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11; 11; 11 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.04 · source: NVD
Affected product
KE
Kernel
Linux
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5707
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5707
Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81
Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.html
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