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CVE-2016-4565 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector: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

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

see all 106 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 3.2.81 >= 3.3, < 3.10.103 >= 3.11, < 3.12.61 >= 3.13, < 3.14.76 >= 3.15, < 3.16.36
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04 15.10 16.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::esm::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

16 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 17, 2023	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 4, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 9, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 12, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 27, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 19, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 14, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 24, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 24, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2016-4565 Details

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