CVE-2015-5218 Memory corruption in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 9 Nov 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted file in the colcrt utility due to a buffer overflow.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-5218?

CVE-2015-5218 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 9 Nov 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5218?

It affects 3 products.

Linux distribution packages (18)

`bash-completion` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	All versions	`2.1-8.1`
`python-libmount` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.3`
`util-linux` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.2`
`util-linux-systemd` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.1`
`bash-completion` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	All versions	`2.1-8.1`
`util-linux` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3	All versions	`2.19.1-6.62.7.1`
`bash-completion` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12	All versions	`2.1-8.1`
`python-libmount` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.3`
`util-linux` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.2`
`util-linux-systemd` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.1`
`bash-completion` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1	All versions	`2.1-8.1`
`bash-completion` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	All versions	`2.1-8.1`
`python-libmount` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.3`
`util-linux` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.2`
`util-linux-systemd` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.1`
`bash-completion` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1	All versions	`2.1-8.1`
`util-linux` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.2`
`util-linux` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12	All versions	`2.25-24.3.2`

Products include Kernel Util-Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Opensuse Project Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5218?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-5218 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5218, GHSA-8f2v-6436-599m, MGASA-2015-0434, SUSE-RU-2016:1515-1, SUSE-SU-2021:14693-1.