CVE - CVE-2016-4558

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-4558	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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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CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334303 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e MLIST:[oss-security] 20160506 CVE Requests: Linux: BPF flaws (one use-after-free / local root privilege escalation) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4 UBUNTU:USN-3005-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 UBUNTU:USN-3006-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 UBUNTU:USN-3007-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160506	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160506)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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