Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2015-1805

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."

EPSS: 0.012 (65.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1805?
CVE-2015-1805 is a vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-17. Published 2015-08-08.
Is CVE-2015-1805 known to be exploited?
40 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.