CVE-2016-2847 in Linux Kernel
Summary
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.
Reservation
03/06/2016
Disclosure
04/27/2016
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82962 | Linux Kernel Data Pipe pipe.c resource management | 399 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2016-2847 |