The (1) pipe_read and (2) pipe_write implementations in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16 do not properly consider the side effects of failed __copy_to_user_inatomic and __copy_from_user_inatomic calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application, aka an โI/O vector array overrun.โ
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=637b58c2887e5e57850865839cc75f59184b23d1
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f0d1bec9d58d4c038d0ac958c9af82be6eb18045
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00010.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1042.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1081.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1082.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1120.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1190.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1199.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1211.html
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3290
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/2
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/74951
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032454
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2679-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202855
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/637b58c2887e5e57850865839cc75f59184b23d1
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f0d1bec9d58d4c038d0ac958c9af82be6eb18045
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html