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CVE-2015-5707
October 19, 2015
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.
Related Resources (29)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250030
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-5707
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2733-1
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2734-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76145
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2738-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2750-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2737-1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/6
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033521
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.html
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5707
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.6
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-190
EPSS
Base Score:
0.09