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CVE-2015-5707 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/6 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76145 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033521 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2733-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2734-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2737-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2738-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2750-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250030 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5707
NVD Published Date:
10/19/2015
NVD Last Modified:
06/02/2020
Source:
MITRE