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CVE-2016-4565

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.

Published:May 7, 2016

Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025

EPS:May 23, 2016

EPSS Score:0.00238

CVSS Score:7.8

Affected Products

Vendor

Product

Action

Vendor

Canonical

Product

Ubuntu Linux

Canonical

Ubuntu Linux

Vendor

Debian

Product

Debian Linux

Debian

Debian Linux

Vendor

Linux

Product

Linux Kernel

Linux

Linux Kernel

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Enterprise Linux

Redhat

Enterprise Linux

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Enterprise Mrg

Redhat

Enterprise Mrg

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Rhel Aus

Redhat

Rhel Aus

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Rhel Eus

Redhat

Rhel Eus

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Rhel Extras Rt

Redhat

Rhel Extras Rt

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Rhel Mission Critical

Redhat

Rhel Mission Critical

Exploits

No exploit reference

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-10 Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables

CAPEC-100 Overflow Buffers

CAPEC-123 Buffer Manipulation

CAPEC-14 Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow

CAPEC-24 Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow

CAPEC-42 MIME Conversion

CAPEC-44 Overflow Binary Resource File

CAPEC-45 Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links

CAPEC-46 Overflow Variables and Tags

CAPEC-47 Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion

CAPEC-8 Buffer Overflow in an API Call

CAPEC-9 Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities

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References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00015.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00017.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00023.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1489.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1581.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1617.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1640.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1657.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1814.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/1

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90301

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1277

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1301

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1341

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1406

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1310570

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00015.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00017.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00023.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1489.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1581.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1617.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1640.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1657.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1814.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/1

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90301

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1277

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1301

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1341

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1406

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1310570

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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