CVE-2016-4558
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4558
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-4558.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-4558
- Related
- Published
- 2016-05-23T10:59:04Z
- Modified
- 2024-09-11T02:00:06Z
- Severity
-
- 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
The BPF subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application on (1) a system with more than 32 Gb of memory, related to the program reference count or (2) a 1 Tb system, related to the map reference count.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334303
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4558
Affected packages
Debian:11 / linux
Package
- Name
- linux
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source
Debian:12 / linux
Package
- Name
- linux
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source
Debian:13 / linux
Package
- Name
- linux
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source