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CVE-2015-6252LOWCVSS 2.1

CVE-2015-6252

Published Oct 19, 2015·Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD 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.

CVSS Vector

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

References

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