Upstream information
Description
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."SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package
SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details. SUSE Bugzilla entries: 917839 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 933429 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 939270 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 964730 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 964732 [RESOLVED / FIXED]SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2015:1324-1, published Fri Jul 31 02:08:46 MDT 2015
- SUSE-SU-2015:1478-1, published Wed Sep 2 07:10:15 MDT 2015
- SUSE-SU-2015:1487-1, published Fri Sep 4 04:09:22 MDT 2015
- SUSE-SU-2015:1488-1, published Fri Sep 4 04:10:58 MDT 2015
- SUSE-SU-2015:1489-1, published Fri Sep 4 04:13:02 MDT 2015
- SUSE-SU-2015:1490-1, published Fri Sep 4 04:15:27 MDT 2015
- SUSE-SU-2015:1491-1, published Fri Sep 4 04:16:23 MDT 2015
- SUSE-SU-2015:1592-1, published Tue Sep 22 02:09:39 MDT 2015
- SUSE-SU-2015:1611-1, published Wed Sep 23 03:09:58 MDT 2015
- SUSE-SU-2015:1678-1, published Mon Oct 5 09:10:40 MDT 2015
List of released packages
Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
---|---|---|
SUSE Liberty Linux 7 |
| Patchnames: RHSA-2015:1137 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: sledsp3-kernel-201508-12100 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 sdksp4-kernel-20150908-12114 sledsp4-kernel-20150908-12114 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 GA kernel-default-3.12.49-11.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA kernel-docs-3.12.49-11.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA kernel-default-extra-3.12.49-11.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-356 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-356 SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2015-356 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2015-356 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2015-356 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2015-484 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2015-485 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2015-486 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2015-487 SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-2015-488 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: slertesp3-kernel-rt-201509-12099 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS |
| Patchnames: slessp2-kernel-20150819-12065 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: slessp3-kernel-201508-12100 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 sdksp4-kernel-20150908-12114 slessp4-kernel-20150908-12114 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 GA kernel-default-3.12.49-11.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA kernel-docs-3.12.49-11.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA kernel-default-extra-3.12.49-11.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2015-356 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-356 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-356 SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2015-356 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 sdksp4-kernel-20150908-12114 slessp4-kernel-20150908-12114 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA kernel-docs-3.12.49-11.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA kernel-default-extra-3.12.49-11.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 sdksp4-kernel-20150908-12114 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA kernel-docs-3.12.49-11.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-356 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA kernel-default-extra-3.12.49-11.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2015-356 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
Product(s) | Source package | State |
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Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | kernel-default | Released |
SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | kernel-bigsmp | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | kernel-pae | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | kernel-syms | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | kernel-trace | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | kernel-xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-docs | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-pae | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-syms | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-trace | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-docs | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-obs-build | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-syms | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_1 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_3 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_4 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_5 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_6 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP3 | kernel-rt | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP3 | kernel-rt_trace | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP3 | kernel-source-rt | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP3 | kernel-syms-rt | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-pae | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-syms | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-trace | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-bigsmp | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-pae | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-ppc64 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-syms | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-trace | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-docs | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-pae | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-ppc64 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-syms | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-trace | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-docs | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-obs-build | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-syms | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_1 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_2 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_3 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_4 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_5 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_6 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-bigsmp | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-pae | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-ppc64 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-syms | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-trace | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | kernel-xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | kernel-docs | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | kernel-pae | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | kernel-ppc64 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | kernel-syms | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | kernel-trace | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | kernel-xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | kernel-docs | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | kernel-obs-build | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | kernel-syms | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | kernel-xen | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-ec2 | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | kernel-docs | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | kernel-docs | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | kernel-obs-build | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 | kernel-default | Released |
Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_1 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_2 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_3 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_4 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_5 | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-LTSS | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_6 | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Sat Feb 14 02:15:57 2015CVE page last modified: Wed Feb 12 21:18:58 2025