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    CVE-2015-5218

    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.

    Published:Sep 2, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Nov 9, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00078
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kernel
    Product
    Util-linux
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Opensuse Project
    Product
    Leap

    Exploits

    http://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.htmlhttp://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg11873.html

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    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
    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

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