CVE-2016-4565

7.8 HIGH
Published: May 23, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00015.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00017.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00023.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1489.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1581.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1617.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1640.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1657.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1814.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/1
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90301
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1277
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1301
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1341
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1406
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1310570
Source: security@debian.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00017.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1489.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1581.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1617.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1640.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1657.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1814.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90301
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1277
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1301
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1341
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1406
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1310570
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6bd18f57aad1a2d1ef40e646d03ed0f2515c9e3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

106 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
41th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux canonical debian

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