CVE-2015-1805

Summary

CVECVE-2015-1805
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-08 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) pipe_read and (2) pipe_write implementations in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16 do not properly consider the side effects of failed __copy_to_user_inatomic and __copy_from_user_inatomic calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application, aka an "I/O vector array overrun."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-17 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android 4.4.3 All All All
Operating System Google Android 5.0.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 5.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 5.1.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 6.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1487-1: important: Live patch for the L af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug 1202855 – CVE-2015-1805 kernel: pipe: iovec overrun leading to memory corruption af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1224-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1488-1: important: Live patch for the L af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1611-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2679-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1490-1: important: Live patch for the L af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE-2015-1805 Linux kernel: pipe: iovec overrun leading to memory corruption af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1324-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Nexus Security Bulletin—April 2016 | Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com
USN-2680-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
USN-2967-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Linux Kernel I/O Vector Memory Corruption Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1190.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Android Security Bulletin—May 2016 | Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Linux Kernel 'fs/pipe.c' Multiple Local Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1491-1: important: Live patch for the L af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2681-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
switch pipe_read() to copy_page_to_iter() · torvalds/linux@637b58c · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3290-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
USN-2967-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
new helper: copy_page_from_iter() · torvalds/linux@f0d1bec · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1478-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1489-1: important: Live patch for the L af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1592-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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