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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2847

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2847 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.199999809265137 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
6.199999809265137
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Apr 27, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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