Description
Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314288
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.1
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/9
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
25.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.0.33
Published
May 02, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026