CVE-2016-2847

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 18
Modified
Published: 27 Apr 2016, 17:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 23:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
25/100
CVSS Score
6.2 MEDIUM
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Apr 2016, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 23:32
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.2CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 22%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 4.4.8

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo

    11.0:sp4

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_desktop

    12.0 | 12.0:sp1

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching

    12.0

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud

    12.0

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

    11.0:sp4 | 12.0:sp1

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_server

    11.0:extra | 11.0:sp4 | 12.0 | 12.0:sp1

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

    11.0:sp4 | 12.0 | 12.0:sp1

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension

    12.0 | 12.0:sp1

References (28)