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CVE-2015-1805

Published:August 08, 2015

Updated:May 17, 2026

The (1) pipe_read and (2) pipe_write implementations in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16 do not properly consider the side effects of failed __copy_to_user_inatomic and __copy_from_user_inatomic calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application, aka an "I/O vector array overrun."

Related Resources (39)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1081.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1082.html

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=637b58c2887e5e57850865839cc75f59184b23d1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00010.html

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1805

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1805

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/2

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3290

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1190.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74951

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/637b58c2887e5e57850865839cc75f59184b23d1

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f0d1bec9d58d4c038d0ac958c9af82be6eb18045

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1211.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1199.html

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032454

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f0d1bec9d58d4c038d0ac958c9af82be6eb18045

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202855

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2679-1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1042.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-1805

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1120.html

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CVSS v3

Base Score:

8.4

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:

7.2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

EPSS

Base Score:

9.01