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CVE-2015-5218 json

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 cr…

published 2015-11-09 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5215

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • util-linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.27-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5218

  • util-linux SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 2.19.1-6.62.7.1
  • util-linux SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +2 more 2.25-24.3.2
  • bash-completion SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12 SP1 +3 more 2.1-8.1
  • python-libmount SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 2.25-24.3.3
  • util-linux-systemd SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 2.25-24.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:14693-1SUSE-RU-2016:1515-1

  • util-linux openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.28.2-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10279-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5218 updated cvss 3.7

colcrt: global-buffer-overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 util-linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 uuidd, libuuid, libblkid, util-linux-ng Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 uuidd, libuuid, libblkid, libmount, util-linux
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • spinics.net http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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