Double free vulnerability in the sg_common_write function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by detaching a device during an SG_IO ioctl call.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Mar 31, 2017 | Nov 16, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-ec2-extra | Dec 9, 2016 | Nov 16, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-lowlatency | Jul 21, 2017 | Nov 16, 2016 |
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