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CVE-2016-2847
published 2016-04-27

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…

PriorityP421medium6.2CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.56%
42.7th percentile
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.

Affected

18 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 4.3.5-1 (bookworm)linux 4.3.5-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux_kernel<= 4.4.8
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.3.5-14.3.5-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.3.5-14.3.5-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.3.5-14.3.5-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.3.5-14.3.5-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.13.0-85.1293.13.0-85.129
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_desktop
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_live_patching
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_server
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_server
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.06.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian6.2MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.2MEDIUM
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