What is CVE-2015-6252?

CVE-2015-6252 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2015-6252 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-6252?

CVE-2015-6252 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-6252?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-6252 patch availability.

Is CVE-2015-6252 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-6252 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2015-6252

Low

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-10-19

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2015-6252 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-6252

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-10-19

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6252?

CVE-2015-6252 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2015-6252 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-6252?

CVE-2015-6252 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-6252?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-6252 patch availability.
Is CVE-2015-6252 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2015-6252 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.