Description
Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | perf +16 | 2.6.32-754.el6 | RHSA-2018:1854 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2018:1854 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 1, 2026
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314288
- RHSA-2018:1854 vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a70b52ec1aaeaf60f4739edb1b422827cb6f3893
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.1
- [oss-security] 20160302 Re: CVE Request: Linux: aio write triggers integer overflow in some network protocols mailing-list