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Medium
CVE-2015-5707
Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2738-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2733-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2750-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2737-1
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033521
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250030
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2734-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/6
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76145
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, ubuntu linux, debian linux, suse linux enterprise desktop, suse linux enterprise server
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 7.0, 8.0, 11
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 19th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.