Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2016-5728
Race condition in the vop_ioctl function in drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c in the MIC VOP driver in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by changing a certain header, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 (vendor-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5728?
- CVE-2016-5728 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2016-06-27.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5728?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.