CVE-2015-5218
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.27-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.27-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.27-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.27-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.27-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kernel | util-linux | {"endIncluding":"2.22"} | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00035.html
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259322
- https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/70e3fcf293c1827a2655a86584ab13075124a8a8
- https://github.com/kerolasa/lelux-utiliteetit/commit/d883d64d96ab9bef510745d064a351145b9babec
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.27/v2.27-ReleaseNotes
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5218
CWEs
CWE-119
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