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CVE-2016-2847

Description

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.


Affected Software


CPE Name Name Version
linux:linux_kernel linux linux kernel 4.4.8
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud novell suse linux enterprise module for public cloud 12.0
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server novell suse linux enterprise server 11.0
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server novell suse linux enterprise server 12.0
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching novell suse linux enterprise live patching 12.0
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension novell suse linux enterprise real time extension 11.0
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop novell suse linux enterprise desktop 12.0
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension novell suse linux enterprise real time extension 12.0
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit novell suse linux enterprise software development kit 12.0
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension novell suse linux enterprise workstation extension 12.0
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo novell suse linux enterprise debuginfo 11.0
novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit novell suse linux enterprise software development kit 11.0

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