CVE-2015-8019

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8019
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-02 10:59:17 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe skb_copy_and_csum_datagram_iovec function in net/core/datagram.c in the Linux kernel 3.14.54 and 3.18.22 does not accept a length argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a write system call followed by a recvmsg system call.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 Linux Linux Kernel 3.14.54 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 3.18.22 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2005-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE Request: Linux kernel: Buffer overflow when copying data from skbuff to userspace af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1995-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
1276588 – (CVE-2015-8019) CVE-2015-8019 kernel: net: buffer overflow when copying data from skbuff to userspace af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Linux Kernel 'skb_copy_and_csum_datagram_iovec()' Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1961-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1994-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[stable,<=,3.18] net: add length argument to skb_copy_and_csum_datagram_iovec - Patchwork af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patchwork.ozlabs.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2009-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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