UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4036

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4036

    Published: 21 May 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-4036
    Aliases:
    USN-2564-1
    USN-2565-1
    USN-2633-1

    Summary:

    Details: Array 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4036, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2633-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2634-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2636-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2638-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2564-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2565-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4036

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-54.91

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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