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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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-310-1 linux-2.6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3329-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5654 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2733-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2734-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2737-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2738-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2750-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2759-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2760-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81 cve-icon cve-icon
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76145 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033521 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2733-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2734-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2737-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2738-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2750-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250030 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5707 cve-icon
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5707 cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:04.042Z

Reserved: 2015-08-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5707

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-10-19T10:59:05.037

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5707

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-03-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5707 - Bugzilla

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