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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | May 18, 2016 | May 18, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | May 23, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-default | Dec 9, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1012-raspi2 | Jun 10, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 23, 2016 |
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