Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-8830
Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel 4.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2012-6701 regression.
EPSS: 0.005 (39.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 4.0
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8830?
- CVE-2015-8830 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8830?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.