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CVE-2015-8830
Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the...
Vulnerability Description
Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2012-6701 regression.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4c185ce06dca14f5cea192f5a2c981ef50663f2b
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314275
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c4f4b82694fe48b02f7a881a1797131a6dad1364
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4c185ce06dca14f5cea192f5a2c981ef50663f2b
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c4f4b82694fe48b02f7a881a1797131a6dad1364
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 2nd, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.