CVE - CVE-2016-9576

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-9576	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 does not properly restrict the type of iterator, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device.
References
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MISC:94821 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94821 MISC:RHSA-2017:0817 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html MISC:RHSA-2017:1842 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 MISC:RHSA-2017:2077 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 MISC:RHSA-2017:2669 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:3146 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00062.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:3188 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00072.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:3203 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00075.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:3217 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00081.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:3248 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00088.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:3252 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00091.html MISC:[oss-security] 20161209 Linux Kernel use-after-free in SCSI generic device interface URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/19 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0ac402cfcdc904f9772e1762b3fda112dcc56a0 URL:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0ac402cfcdc904f9772e1762b3fda112dcc56a0 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403145 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403145 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0ac402cfcdc904f9772e1762b3fda112dcc56a0 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0ac402cfcdc904f9772e1762b3fda112dcc56a0 MISC:openSUSE-SU-2016:3085 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00040.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2016:3086 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00041.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2016:3118 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00057.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20161123	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 (20161123)
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