The sg implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.9 does not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNEL_DS option is set, 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, related to block/bsg.c and drivers/scsi/sg.c. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9576.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Jan 20, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Aug 28, 2019 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Jan 27, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Mar 28, 2017 | Jan 11, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Mar 23, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-obs-build | Jan 21, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-39-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-39-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-39-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-39-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-64-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-39-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-64-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1048-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-1026-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-39-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-64-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc-smp | Feb 23, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 30, 2016 |
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