F5 BIG-IP - Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2015-1805

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/h:f5:big-ip";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105417");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-1805");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");

  script_name("F5 BIG-IP - Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2015-1805");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K17458");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"A local unprivileged user may use this flaw to crash the system, or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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.' (CVE-2015-1805)");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing a security patch.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-10-21 15:00:41 +0200 (Wed, 21 Oct 2015)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("F5 Local Security Checks");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_dependencies("gb_f5_big_ip_ssh_login_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("f5/big_ip/version", "f5/big_ip/active_modules");
  exit(0);
}

include("f5.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("list_array_func.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!version = get_app_version(cpe: CPE, service: "ssh-login"))
  exit(0);

check_f5["LTM"] = make_array("affected",   "11.0.0-11.6.0;10.1.0-10.2.4;",
                             "unaffected", "12.0.0;");

check_f5["AAM"] = make_array("affected",   "11.4.0-11.6.0;",
                             "unaffected", "12.0.0;");

check_f5["AFM"] = make_array("affected",   "11.3.0-11.6.0;",
                             "unaffected", "12.0.0;");

check_f5["AVR"] = make_array("affected",   "11.0.0-11.6.0;",
                             "unaffected", "12.0.0;");

check_f5["APM"] = make_array("affected",   "11.0.0-11.6.0;10.1.0-10.2.4;",
                             "unaffected", "12.0.0;");

check_f5["ASM"] = make_array("affected",   "11.0.0-11.6.0;10.1.0-10.2.4;",
                             "unaffected", "12.0.0;");

check_f5["LC"]  = make_array("affected",   "11.0.0-11.6.0;10.1.0-10.2.4;",
                             "unaffected", "12.0.0;");

check_f5["PEM"] = make_array("affected",   "11.3.0-11.6.0;",
                             "unaffected", "12.0.0;");

if (report = f5_is_vulnerable(ca: check_f5, version: version)) {
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);