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CVE-2015-8019
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-02T10:59:17.233 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:33:52.553

Summary

The skb_copy_and_csum_datagram_iovec function in net/core/datagram.c in the Linux kernel 3.14.54 and 3.18.22 does not accept a length argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a write system call followed by a recvmsg system call.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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