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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-3503-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-8696 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2968-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2968-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2969-1 | Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2970-1 | Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.023Z
Reserved: 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-8830
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-05-02T10:59:20.970
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-8830
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN