# CVE-2015-5707: 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 ca

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-10-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2738-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2733-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2750-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2737-1
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033521
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250030
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdc81f45e9f57858da6351836507fbcf1b7583ee
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2760-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2759-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/451a2886b6bf90e2fb378f7c46c655450fb96e81
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2734-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/6
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html

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