CVE-2016-6327

kernel: infiniband: Kernel crash by sending ABORT_TASK command

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an ABORT_TASK command to abort a device write operation.

drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 4.5.1 permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (referencia a puntero NULL y caída de sistema) usando un comando ABORT_TASK para abortar una operación de escritura de dispositivo.

System using the infiniband support module ib_srpt were vulnerable to a denial of service by system crash by a local attacker who is able to abort writes to a device using this initiator.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-07-26 CVE Reserved
2016-10-16 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92549	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463	2023-02-12
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463	2023-02-12

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html	2023-02-12
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html	2023-02-12
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1	2023-02-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525	2016-11-03
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6327	2016-11-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				<= 4.5.0 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 4.5.0"		-		Affected