Description
The arcmsr_iop_message_xfer function in drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 does not restrict a certain length field, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via an ARCMSR_MESSAGE_WRITE_WQBUFFER control code.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
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=7bc2b55a5c030685b399bb65b6baa9ccc3d1f167Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=147394713328707&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=147394796228991&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93037Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3147-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377330Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7bc2b55a5c030685b399bb65b6baa9ccc3d1f167Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7425Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7bc2b55a5c030685b399bb65b6baa9ccc3d1f167Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=147394713328707&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=147394796228991&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93037Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3147-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377330Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7bc2b55a5c030685b399bb65b6baa9ccc3d1f167Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7425Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 16, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified