CVE-2016-4565
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2016-05-07 | |
| Impact: | Important | What is this? |
Description
The InfiniBand (aka IB) stack in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3incorrectly 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.
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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 6.9 |
| Vector String: | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2016-3572 | 2016-06-13 |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2016-3579 | 2016-06-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.18.el5uek) | ELSA-2016-3579 | 2016-06-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.18.el5uek) | ELSA-2016-3579 | 2016-06-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.7.1.el6uek) | ELSA-2016-3573 | 2016-06-13 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.5.1.el6uek) | ELSA-2016-3570 | 2016-06-13 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2016-1406 | 2016-07-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2016-3570 | 2016-06-13 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2016-3572 | 2016-06-13 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2016-3573 | 2016-06-13 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2016-3579 | 2016-06-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.18.el6uek) | ELSA-2016-3579 | 2016-06-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.18.el6uek) | ELSA-2016-3579 | 2016-06-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.7.1.el7uek) | ELSA-2016-3573 | 2016-06-13 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.5.1.el7uek) | ELSA-2016-3570 | 2016-06-13 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2016-1277 | 2016-06-23 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2016-3570 | 2016-06-13 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2016-3573 | 2016-06-13 |
| Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2016-0060 | 2016-06-20 |
| Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2016-0084 | 2016-06-22 |
| Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2016-0083 | 2016-06-22 |
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