MEDIUM
kernel: number wraparound vulnerability in function start_req()
Published Oct 19, 2015
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large iov_count value in a write request.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 2.6.0 · < 4.1.0
Configuration 2
OR
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
Configuration 3
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 4
OR
- 11
- 11
- 11
- 11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the Linux kernels as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 MRG-2 and realtime kernels and does not plan be addressed in a future update.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.49% 0.00493
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00493
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00493) | 40.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00493) | 38.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00086) | 22.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (30)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
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- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033521 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2733-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5707 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250030 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5707
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5707
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 19, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 2, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5707
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a