CVE-2016-9576 | The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 does not properly restrict the type of iterator, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device.
The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 does not properly restrict the type of iterator, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device.
- 🔗 lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg000…
- 🔗 lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg000…
- 🔗 git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/…
- 🔗 lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg000…
- 🔗 github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0ac402cfcdc904f977…
- 🔗 access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
- 🔗 lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg000…
- 🔗 lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg000…
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CVE-2016-9576 | The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 does not properly restrict the type of iterator, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device.
The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 does not properly restrict the type of iterator, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of servi