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CVE-2015-6252
UNKNOWN · CVSS n/a
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2015-10-19T10:59:06.363 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:30:34.310

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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