CWE Code: 17
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  DEPRECATED: Code
Summary: 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."
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2015-08-08
Last Modified Date: 2018-01-05