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CVE-2016-2847

fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating many pipes with non-default sizes.

Published

2016-04-27T17:59:21.947

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 4.4.8 Yes
Application novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11.0 Yes
Application novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12.0 Yes
Application novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo 11.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 11.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 11.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 11.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension 12.0 Yes
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