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Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 19, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

0.044%
(11th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-5707

GHSA ID

GHSA-rfcp-m7v6-h4ff

Source code

No known source code

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