CVE-2016-4558
The BPF subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application on (1) a system with more than 32…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The BPF subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application on (1) a system with more than 32 Gb of memory, related to the program reference count or (2) a 1 Tb system, related to the map reference count.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.86% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106eVendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334303Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106eVendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106eVendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334303Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106eVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.