vendor:
Linux Kernel
by:
Emeric Nasi
7.8
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service (DoS)
119
CWE
Product Name: Linux Kernel
Affected Version From: Linux kernel before 3.16
Affected Version To: Linux kernel before 3.16
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2014-7822
CPE: o:linux:linux_kernel
Other Scripts:
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Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Ubuntu with 3.13 and 3.14 kernels
2014
cve-2014-7822_poc.c
The implementation of certain splice_write file operations in the Linux kernel before 3.16 does not enforce a restriction on the maximum size of a single file which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted splice system call, as demonstrated by use of a file descriptor associated with an ext4 filesystem.
Mitigation:
Restrict the maximum size of a single file.