Numeric Errors Affecting openafs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-OPENAFS-329518
  • published13 May 2016
  • disclosed13 May 2016

Introduced: 13 May 2016

CVE-2015-8312  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 openafs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openafs package and not the openafs package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Off-by-one error in afs_pioctl.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.16 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite and system crash) via a pioctl with an input buffer size of 4096 bytes.