CVE-2015-8830 describes an integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function within the Linux kernel (version 4.0), affecting the AIO iovec. This vulnerability, a regression of CVE-2012-6701, allows local users to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it presents a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, but can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community or media attention, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.