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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 19, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade dtrace-modulesUpgrade kernel-uek-docUpgrade kernel-uek-debugUpgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel-uek-develUpgrade kernel-uek-debug-develUpgrade kernel-uek-firmware | May 16, 2017 | Oct 19, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 10, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-docs | Dec 18, 2015 | Oct 5, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-51-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-51-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-91-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-65-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-65-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-51-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-65-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-91-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-30-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-30-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-30-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-65-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-91-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-30-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-65-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-91-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-65-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.19.0-30-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-91-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1471-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.19.0-30-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-91-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-65-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-65-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-30-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-91-virtual | Nov 8, 2024 | Oct 19, 2015 |
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