VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-8019
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-05-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation