CVE-2016-2847
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-2847 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-04-27 17:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-09-12 14:55:00 UTC |
| 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 And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-399
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1382-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| USN-2947-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| USN-2947-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-2967-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3503-1 linux | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1707-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| USN-2948-2: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) regression | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| CVE-2016-2847 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| USN-2946-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request -- linux kernel: pipe: limit the per-user amount of pages allocated in pipes | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Patch |
| USN-2946-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-2948-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - October 2016 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| pipe: limit the per-user amount of pages allocated in pipes · torvalds/linux@759c011 · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | |
| USN-2947-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-2967-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Linux Kernel 'fs/pipe.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Bug 1313428 – CVE-2016-2847 kernel: pipe: limit the per-user amount of pages allocated in pipes | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | CONFIRM | git.kernel.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-2949-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.