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CVE-2016-0774

6.8 · MEDIUM
Published Apr 27, 2016 linux CWE-20

Overview

CVE-2016-0774 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on April 27, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The (1) pipe_read and (2) pipe_write implementations in fs/pipe.c in a certain Linux kernel backport in the linux package before 3.2.73-2+deb7u3 on Debian wheezy and the kernel package before 3.10.0-229.26.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.1 do not properly consider the side effects of failed __copy_to_user_inatomic and __copy_from_user_inatomic calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application, aka an "I/O vector array overrun." NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2015-1805.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
google android 0 Affected

References

Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-0774?

CVE-2016-0774 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on April 27, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2016-0774?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-0774?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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