High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8019
CVE-2015-8019
Description
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.
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Affected products
10- Range: 3.14.54, 3.18.22
- osv-coords7 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_0&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_9&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_9&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012
< 5-14.2+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5-14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5-2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5-2.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.htmlnvd
- patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/530642/nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/11nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77326nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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