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CVE-2016-4565

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 servi…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 3.2.81
from 3.3 before 3.10.103
from 3.11 before 3.12.61
from 3.13 before 3.14.76
from 3.15 before 3.16.36
from 3.17 before 3.18.34
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0

Weakness classification

CWE-264

References