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CVE-2015-5707

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 allo

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00091

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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Affected Products & Versions

5

linux kernel>= 2.6.0 and < 4.1.0
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

4.6

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD19 Oct 2015 · 10:59 AM

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Vendor Advisories

22

android-securityANDROID-2017-07-01High
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:0785-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:0585-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2167-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2084-1
Show all 22 vendor advisoriessuse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2085-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2086-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2087-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2089-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2090-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2091-1
usnUSN-2760-1
usnUSN-2759-1
usnUSN-2750-1
usnUSN-2738-1
usnUSN-2737-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1592-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1678-1
usnUSN-2734-1
usnUSN-2733-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1611-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1478-1

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References & Sources

27

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81PatchVendor Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583eePatchVendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76145Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033521Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2733-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2734-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2737-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2738-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2750-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250030Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81PatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583eePatchThird Party Advisory

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01Third Party Advisory

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