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CVE-2016-2847 json

fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allows local users to cause a denial of s…

published 2016-04-27 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3920

cvss
6.2
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating many pipes with non-default sizes.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.3.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2847

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-85.129
  • linux-lts-wily Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-vivid Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-xenial Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.4.0-21.37~14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2847

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  • kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-514.el7
  • perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-514.el7
  • python-perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-514.el7
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 7 3.10.0-514.el7
  • kernel-tools RHEL 7 3.10.0-514.el7
  • kernel-tools-libs RHEL 7 3.10.0-514.el7
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 7 3.10.0-514.el7
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 7 3.10.0-514.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:2574RHSA-2017:0217RHSA-2016:2584

  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.61-60.18.1
  • kernel-compute SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.61-60.18.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.61-60.18.1
  • kernel-rt_debug SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.61-60.18.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.61-60.18.1
  • kernel-compute_debug SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.61-60.18.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-54.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-54.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1SUSE-SU-2016:1707-1SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1

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-2016-2847 updated cvss 5.5

kernel: pipe: limit the per-user amount of pages allocated in pipes

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel 3.10.0-514.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-514.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel 3.10.0-514.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-514.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2574
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.2) perf 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0217
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2574
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.2) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0217
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2584
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel 3.10.0-514.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-514.el7, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2574
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) perf 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0217
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-514.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2574
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.2) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-327.46.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0217
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel 3.10.0-514.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-514.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2574

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Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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