CVE-2015-4036

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-4036
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-31 20:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionArray index error in the tcm_vhost_make_tpg function in drivers/vhost/scsi.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0 might allow guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted VHOST_SCSI_SET_ENDPOINT ioctl call. NOTE: the affected function was renamed to vhost_scsi_make_tpg before the vulnerability was announced.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
vhost/scsi: potential memory corruption · torvalds/linux@59c816c · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2634-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'vhost/scsi.c' Local Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com VDB Entry, URL Repurposed
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1324-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2633-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 1189864 – CVE-2015-4036 kernel: potential memory corruption (denial of service) in vhost/scsi driver af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request for vhost/scsi possible memory corruption. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel VHOST_SCSI_SET_ENDPOINT Call Array Index Error Lets Local Users on a Guest System Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com URL Repurposed
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1382-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
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