CVE-2015-1805

The (1) pipe_read and (2) pipe_write implementations in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16 do not properly consider the side effects of failed…

published August 8, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
72.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The (1) pipe_read and (2) pipe_write implementations in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16 do not properly consider the side effects of failed __copy_to_user_inatomic and __copy_from_user_inatomic calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application, aka an "I/O vector array overrun."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01407 · 72.4th percentile
Published
2015-08-08T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 AUG 10:00Z
    The (1) pipe_read and (2) pipe_write implementations in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16 do not properly consider the side effects of failed…
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