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    CVE-2016-7425

    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.

    Published:Sep 15, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 16, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00077
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7bc2b55a5c030685b399bb65b6baa9ccc3d1f167
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=147394713328707&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=147394796228991&w=2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93037
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3147-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377330
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7bc2b55a5c030685b399bb65b6baa9ccc3d1f167
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7425
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7bc2b55a5c030685b399bb65b6baa9ccc3d1f167
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=147394713328707&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=147394796228991&w=2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93037
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3147-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377330
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7bc2b55a5c030685b399bb65b6baa9ccc3d1f167
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7425

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High