CVE-2016-4565

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.194

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-3018-1) linux-image-3.13.0-91-generic_3.13.0-91.138_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3018-1) linux-image-3.13.0-91-generic_3.13.0-91.138_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3018-1) linux-image-3.13.0-91-lowlatency_3.13.0-91.138_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3018-1) linux-image-3.13.0-91-lowlatency_3.13.0-91.138_amd64.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise (USN-3018-2) linux-image-3.13.0-91-generic_3.13.0-91.138~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise (USN-3018-2) linux-image-3.13.0-91-generic_3.13.0-91.138~precise1_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3021-1) linux-image-3.2.0-105-generic_3.2.0-105.146_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3021-1) linux-image-3.2.0-105-generic_3.2.0-105.146_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-3021-1) linux-image-3.2.0-105-generic-pae_3.2.0-105.146_i386.debLinux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.7.1.el6uek update (ELSA-2016-3573) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.7.1.el6uek-0.4.5-3.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.7.1.el7uek update (ELSA-2016-3573) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.7.1.el7uek-0.4.5-3.el7.x86_64.rpmLinux

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234