Security Advisory
CVE-2015-6252
2.1
Vulnerability Description
The vhost_dev_ioctl function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl call that triggers permanent file-descriptor allocation.
Published Date
October 19, 2015
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory