PT-2016-5236 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Tetsuo Handa + 1 · Published 2016-03-03 · Updated 2023-09-12 · CVE-2016-2847

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.2

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating many pipes with non-default sizes, resulting in memory consumption due to the lack of limitation on the amount of unread data in pipes.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5, update to version 4.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-1262

ALT-PU-2016-1485

CESA-2016_2574

CVE-2016-2847

DSA-3503-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_1382-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_2144-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_2290-1

RHSA-2016:2574

RHSA-2016:2584

RHSA-2016_2574

RHSA-2016_2584

RHSA-2017:0217

SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1707-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1

SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1

USN-2946-1

USN-2946-2

USN-2947-1

USN-2947-2

USN-2947-3

USN-2948-1

USN-2948-2

USN-2949-1

USN-2965-2

USN-2967-1

USN-2967-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 474

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/overlayfs_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/netfilter_priv_esc_ipv4.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/bpf_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/panyu6325/CVE-2015-1805 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Kagami/docker_cve-2015-2925 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/FloatingGuy/cve-2015-1805 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/ireshchaminda1/Android-Privilege-Escalation-Remote-Access-Vulnerability-CVE-2015-1805 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/whu-enjoy/CVE-2015-8660 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3156 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2948-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3138 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3503-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2 · Vendor Advisory