CVE-2016-6327

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: October 16, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92549

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463