CVE-2015-0199 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service via memory corruption in the IBM GPFS mmfslinux kernel module through unspecified ioctl calls.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-0199?

CVE-2015-0199 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The mmfslinux kernel module in IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, and 4.1 before 4.1.0.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified character-device ioctl calls.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0199?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm General Parallel File System.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0199?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-0199 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0199 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mxgq-v86p-xg2p.

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