Linux Kernel 'virtio-net' fragment Package Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Linux Kernel 'virtio-net' fragment Package Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Linux Kernel 'virtio-net' fragment Package Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Affected Systems:

Linux kernel

Description:

Bugtraq id: 76230
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2015-5156

Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Linux kernel's virtio-net Processing fragmented data packets. Local attackers can exploit this vulnerability to send constructed data packets to the target system, leading to memory corruption.

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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Linux
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://marc.info /? L = linux-netdev & m = 143868216724068 & w = 2

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