CVE-2016-2847

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2847
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-27 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-09-12 14:55:00 UTC
Descriptionfs/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)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 sp1 All All

References

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[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
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[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
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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
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USN-2949-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
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