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[Bug 1489314] Re: CVE-2015-6252

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From: Steve Beattie <sbeattie@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 09:30:03 -0000
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** Description changed:

- resource leak in vhost ioctl VHOST_SET_LOG_FD
+ 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.
  
  Break-Fix: - 7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5

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Title:
  CVE-2015-6252

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-armadaxp package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-manta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-manta source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in linux source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-mako source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-manta source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Vivid:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Wily:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  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.

  Break-Fix: - 7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5

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References

[Bug 1489314] [NEW] CVE-2015-6252
From: John Johansen, 2015-08-27