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.
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Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 02:52
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334303 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e - Vendor Advisory |
07 Jun 2023, 12:45
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | (CONFIRM) http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | (CONFIRM) http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2016-05-23 10:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:52
NVD link : CVE-2016-4558
Mitre link : CVE-2016-4558
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4558
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Products Affected
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE