VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-5156
CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.03%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-10-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer