{"cve":"CVE-2015-6252","nvd":{"published":"2015-10-19T10:59:06.363","modified":"2026-06-17T00:30:34.310","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7932c0bd7740f4cd2aa168d3ce0199e7af7d72d5","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:45.466985407+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-6252","score":0.00425,"percentile":0.36848,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}