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CVE-2016-2847

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
6.2
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.075

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-2946-1) linux-image-3.13.0-85-generic_3.13.0-85.129_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2946-1) linux-image-3.13.0-85-generic_3.13.0-85.129_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2946-1) linux-image-3.13.0-85-lowlatency_3.13.0-85.129_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2946-1) linux-image-3.13.0-85-lowlatency_3.13.0-85.129_amd64.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise (USN-2946-2) linux-image-3.13.0-85-generic_3.13.0-85.129~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise (USN-2946-2) linux-image-3.13.0-85-generic_3.13.0-85.129~precise1_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234