PT-2016-6018 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3
Jann Horn
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Publicado
2016-05-05
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Atualizado
2024-06-15
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CVE-2016-4557
CVSS v3.1
7.8
Alta
| Vetor | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5.5
Description
The issue arises from the
replace map fd with map ptr function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c, which fails to properly maintain an fd data structure. This allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via crafted BPF instructions that reference an incorrect file descriptor.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5.5, update to version 4.5.5 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Correção
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Identificadores relacionados
Produtos afetados
Alt Linux
Linux Kernel
Suse
Ubuntu