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CVE-2015-5156

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 1.16% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-10-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2015-5156
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.1
EPSS
1.16%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The virtnet_probe function in drivers/net/virtio_net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 attempts to support a FRAGLIST feature without proper memory allocation, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) via a crafted sequence of fragmented packets.