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Description

The InfiniBand (aka IB) stack in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 incorrectly relies on the write system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a uAPI interface.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1489.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1581.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1617.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1640.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1657.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1814.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90301Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1277Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1301Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1341Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1406Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1310570Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 23, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

CVE-2016-4565