CVE-2015-5218: Kernel Util-Linux

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Kernel Util-Linux: up to and including 2.22
• Opensuse Opensuse: version 13.1 only; version 13.2 only
• Opensuse Project Leap: version 42.1 only

Published 2015-11-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.