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CVE-2016-6327 Detail

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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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92549
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463	Patch Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-476	NULL Pointer Dereference	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:24:59 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Removed	CVSS V2	Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Removed	CVSS V2 Metadata	Access Complexity Insufficient Information
Removed	CVSS V3	Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Changed	Description	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.	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.
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2584 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6327 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 10:17:12 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Changed	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.	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.
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2584 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6327 [No Types Assigned]

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/17/2016 5:16:28 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0::::::: (and previous)
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-476
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 No Types Assigned	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 Vendor Advisory, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 No Types Assigned	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 Vendor Advisory, Patch

Initial CVE Analysis 10/17/2016 1:58:05 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	Configuration 1 OR	Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:rc7::::::* (and previous)
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-476
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 No Types Assigned	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 No Types Assigned	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525 Issue Tracking	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 Patch, Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6327
NVD Published Date:
10/16/2016
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2016-6327 Detail

Description

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 12:03:18 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:24:59 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 10:17:12 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/04/2018 9:31:06 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/28/2016 3:31:29 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/17/2016 5:16:28 PM

CVE Translated by NIST 10/17/2016 4:45:00 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 10/17/2016 1:58:05 PM

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