#VU40637 Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-5707

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#VU40637 Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-5707

Published: October 19, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40637
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5707
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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