CVE-2015-8830
published 2016-05-02CVE-2015-8830: Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have…
PriorityP433high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.50%
39.9th percentile
Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2012-6701 regression.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 4.1.3-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.1.3-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.1.3-1 | 4.1.3-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.1.3-1 | 4.1.3-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.1.3-1 | 4.1.3-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.1.3-1 | 4.1.3-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.0-86.130 | 3.13.0-86.130 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.2HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-r5v3-qw78-36cj: Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-8830 [HIGH] GHSA-r5v3-qw78-36cj: Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio
Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2012-6701 regression.
OSV
linux vulnerabilities
osv·2016-05-09·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-7515 [HIGH] linux vulnerabilities
linux vulnerabilities
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the
device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2015-7515)
Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO interface allowed single
writes greater than 2GB, which could cause an integer overflow when writing
to certain filesystems, socket or device types. A local attacker could this
to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2015-8830)
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not keep accurate track of pipe
buffer details when error conditions occurred, due to an incomplete fix for
CVE-2015-1805. A local attacker could use this to c
OSV
linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities
osv·2016-05-09·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2015-7515 [MEDIUM] linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities
linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the
device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2015-7515)
Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO interface allowed single
writes greater than 2GB, which could cause an integer overflow when writing
to certain filesystems, socket or device types. A local attacker could this
to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2015-8830)
Zach Riggle discovered that the Linux kernel's list poison feature did not
take into account the mmap_min_addr value. A local attacker could use this
to bypass the kernel's poison-pointer prote
OSV
linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
osv·2016-05-09·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2015-7515 [MEDIUM] linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the
device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2015-7515)
Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO interface allowed single
writes greater than 2GB, which could cause an integer overflow when writing
to certain filesystems, socket or device types. A local attacker could this
to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2015-8830)
Zach Riggle discovered that the Linux kernel's list poison feature did not
take into account the mmap_min_addr value. A local attacker could use this
to bypass the kernel's poison-pointer prot
OSV
CVE-2015-8830: Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio
osv·2016-05-02·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-8830 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8830: Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio
Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2012-6701 regression.
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-05-09·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-7515 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the
device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2015-7515)
Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO interface allowed single
writes greater than 2GB, which could cause an integer overflow when writing
to certain filesystems, socket or device types. A local attacker could this
to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2015-8830)
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not keep accurate track of pipe
buffer details when error conditions occurred, due to
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-05-09·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2015-7515 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the
device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2015-7515)
Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO interface allowed single
writes greater than 2GB, which could cause an integer overflow when writing
to certain filesystems, socket or device types. A local attacker could this
to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2015-8830)
Zach Riggle discovered that the Linux kernel's list poison feature did not
take into account the mmap_min_addr value
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-05-09·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2015-7515 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the
device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2015-7515)
Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO interface allowed single
writes greater than 2GB, which could cause an integer overflow when writing
to certain filesystems, socket or device types. A local attacker could this
to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2015-8830)
Zach Riggle discovered that the Linux kernel's list poison feature did not
take into account the mmap_min_addr value.
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-05-09·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-7515 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
USN-2968-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the
Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the
device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2015-7515)
Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO interface allowed single
writes greater than 2GB, which could cause an integer overflow when writing
to certain filesystems, socket or device types. A local attacker could this
Red Hat
kernel: AIO write triggers integer overflow in some protocols
vendor_redhat·2015-03-21·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-8830 [HIGH] CWE-190 kernel: AIO write triggers integer overflow in some protocols
kernel: AIO write triggers integer overflow in some protocols
Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2012-6701 regression.
Statement: This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, as the related AIO vector code is not present in this product.
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases might address this issue.
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux MRG-2. This flaw is not curr
Debian
CVE-2015-8830: linux - Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linu...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-8830 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8830: linux - Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linu...
Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2012-6701 regression.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.1.3-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.1.3-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.1.3-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.1.3-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.1.3-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4c185ce06dca14f5cea192f5a2c981ef50663f2bhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c4f4b82694fe48b02f7a881a1797131a6dad1364http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314275https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4c185ce06dca14f5cea192f5a2c981ef50663f2bhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c4f4b82694fe48b02f7a881a1797131a6dad1364http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4c185ce06dca14f5cea192f5a2c981ef50663f2bhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c4f4b82694fe48b02f7a881a1797131a6dad1364http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314275https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4c185ce06dca14f5cea192f5a2c981ef50663f2bhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c4f4b82694fe48b02f7a881a1797131a6dad1364
2016-05-02
Published