Is CVE-2015-6252 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-6252 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-6252?

CVE-2015-6252 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-6252?

CVE-2015-6252 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6252?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.1.5-1 or later. Fixes are available for 26 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-6252

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

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.

CWE-399Resource Management Errors

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.1.5-1CVE-2015-6252

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-65.105USN-2748-1

linux-image-3.13.0-65-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-65.105USN-2748-1

linux-image-3.13.0-65-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-65.105USN-2748-1

linux-image-3.13.0-65-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-65.105USN-2748-1

linux-image-3.13.0-65-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-65.105USN-2748-1

linux-image-3.13.0-65-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-65.105USN-2748-1

linux-image-3.13.0-65-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-65.105USN-2748-1

linux-image-3.13.0-65-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-65.105USN-2748-1

linux-image-3.13.0-65-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-65.105USN-2748-1

linux-image-3.16.0-51-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1USN-2777-1

linux-image-3.16.0-51-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1USN-2777-1

linux-image-3.16.0-51-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1USN-2777-1

linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1USN-2777-1

linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1USN-2777-1

linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1USN-2777-1

linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1USN-2777-1

linux-image-3.19.0-30-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1USN-2751-1

linux-image-3.19.0-30-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1USN-2751-1

linux-image-3.19.0-30-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1USN-2751-1

linux-image-3.19.0-30-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1USN-2751-1

linux-image-3.19.0-30-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1USN-2751-1

linux-image-3.19.0-30-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1USN-2751-1

linux-image-3.19.0-30-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1USN-2751-1

linux-lts-utopicUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1USN-2777-1

linux-lts-vividUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1USN-2751-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references19

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-399 (Resource Management Errors) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2009-3103	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2009-0075	High	9.3	85%	-	-
CVE-2005-1790	Low	2.6	83%	-	-
CVE-2010-0806	High	8.8	82%	KEV	-
CVE-2009-2526	High	7.8	82%	-	-
CVE-2015-1868	High	7.8	82%	-	Fix

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