Is CVE-2016-2847 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-2847 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-2847?

CVE-2016-2847 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-2847?

CVE-2016-2847 has an EPSS score of 0.56% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2847?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.3.5-1 or later. Fixes are available for 42 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-2847

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-399Resource Management Errors

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.3.5-1CVE-2016-2847

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-85.129USN-2946-1

linux-image-3.13.0-85-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-85.129USN-2946-1

linux-image-3.13.0-85-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-85.129USN-2946-1

linux-image-3.13.0-85-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-85.129USN-2946-1

linux-image-3.13.0-85-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-85.129USN-2946-1

linux-image-3.13.0-85-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-85.129USN-2946-1

linux-image-3.13.0-85-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-85.129USN-2946-1

linux-image-3.13.0-85-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-85.129USN-2946-1

linux-image-3.13.0-85-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-85.129USN-2946-1

linux-image-3.16.0-69-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1

linux-image-3.16.0-69-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1

linux-image-3.16.0-69-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1

linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1

linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1

linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1

linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1

linux-image-3.19.0-58-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1USN-2949-1

linux-image-3.19.0-58-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1USN-2949-1

linux-image-3.19.0-58-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1USN-2949-1

linux-image-3.19.0-58-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1USN-2949-1

linux-image-3.19.0-58-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1USN-2949-1

linux-image-3.19.0-58-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1USN-2949-1

linux-image-3.19.0-58-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1USN-2949-1

linux-image-4.2.0-35-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2

linux-image-4.2.0-35-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2

linux-image-4.2.0-35-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2

linux-image-4.2.0-35-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2

linux-image-4.2.0-35-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2

linux-image-4.2.0-35-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2

linux-image-4.2.0-35-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2

linux-image-4.4.0-22-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1USN-2965-2

linux-image-4.4.0-22-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1USN-2965-2

linux-image-4.4.0-22-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1USN-2965-2

linux-image-4.4.0-22-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1USN-2965-2

linux-image-4.4.0-22-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1USN-2965-2

linux-image-4.4.0-22-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1USN-2965-2

linux-image-4.4.0-22-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1USN-2965-2

linux-lts-utopicUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1USN-2948-1

linux-lts-vividUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-58.64~14.04.1USN-2949-1

linux-lts-wilyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1USN-2947-2

linux-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1USN-2965-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-399 (Resource Management Errors) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2009-3103	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2009-0075	High	9.3	85%	-	-
CVE-2005-1790	Low	2.6	83%	-	-
CVE-2010-0806	High	8.8	82%	KEV	-
CVE-2009-2526	High	7.8	82%	-	-
CVE-2015-1868	High	7.8	82%	-	Fix

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