Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-2672
Published: May 2, 2016 / Updated: May 6, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92468
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2672
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error within the arch/x86/include/asm/xsave.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Fedora
kernel
Fedora
kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2672
Install update from vendor's repository.
kernel - update to 3.19.2-201.fc21
External References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=06c8173eb92bbfc03a0fe8bb64315857d0badd06
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/22/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204729
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/06c8173eb92bbfc03a0fe8bb64315857d0badd06