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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2015-10-19T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:32:32.727Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5156

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-19T10:59:02.283

Modified: 2023-02-12T23:15:33.560

Link: CVE-2015-5156

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-08-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5156 - Bugzilla