CVE-2015-5156

La función virtnet_probe en drivers/net/virtio_net.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 4.2 intenta dar soporte a la funcionalidad FRAGLIST sin asignación adecuada de memoria, lo que permite a usuarios invitados del SO provocar una denegación de servicio (desbordamiento del buffer y corrupción de memoria) a través de una secuencia manipulada de paquetes fragmentados.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's virtio-net subsystem handled certain fraglists when the GRO (Generic Receive Offload) functionality was enabled in a bridged network configuration. An attacker on the local network could potentially use this flaw to crash the system, or, although unlikely, elevate their privileges on the system.

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's VFS subsystem handled file system locks. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to trigger a deadlock in the kernel, causing a denial of service on the system. A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's virtio-net subsystem handled certain fraglists when the GRO functionality was enabled in a bridged network configuration. An attacker on the local network could potentially use this flaw to crash the system, or, although unlikely, elevate their privileges on the system.