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● CVE — Medium

CVE-2016-2847

Vendorlinux, novellProductlinux kernel, suse linux enterprise server, suse linux enterprise debuginfo, suse linux enterprise desktop, suse linux enterprise software development kit, suse linux enterprise workstation extension, suse linux enterprise real time extension, suse linux enterprise live patching, suse linux enterprise module for public cloudDiscoveredApr 27, 2016UpdatedMay 6, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.1
6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.56%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
10 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Apr 27, 2016
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 6, 2026