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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-3920 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2946-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2946-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2947-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2947-2 | Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2947-3 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2948-1 | Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2949-1 | Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2965-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2967-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2967-2 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:21.204Z
Reserved: 2016-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-2847
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:21.947
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-2847
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN