Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 9, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-5218

Description

Buffer overflow in text-utils/colcrt.c in colcrt in util-linux before 2.27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, related to the page global variable.

Affected products

Kernel/Util Linux
cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.22
OpenSUSE/openSUSE2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/Leap
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babecnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.htmlnvdExploit
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotesnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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