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Red Hat: CVE-2016-4565: Important: kernel security and bug fix update ((Multiple Advisories))

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Red Hat: CVE-2016-4565: Important: kernel security and bug fix update ((Multiple Advisories))

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/23/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/29/2016
Modified
06/21/2018

Description

The InfiniBand (aka IB) stack in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 incorrectly relies on the write system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a uAPI interface.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-abi-whitelists
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-bootwrapper
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-debug
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-debug-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-firmware
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-kdump
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-kdump-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-kdump-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt-doc
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt-trace
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt-trace-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-tools
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-perf
  • redhat-upgrade-perf-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python-perf
  • redhat-upgrade-python-perf-debuginfo

References

  • 90301
  • DLA-516-1
  • DSA-3607
  • CVE-2016-4565
  • RHSA-2016:1277
  • RHSA-2016:1301
  • RHSA-2016:1341
  • RHSA-2016:1406
  • RHSA-2016:1489
  • RHSA-2016:1581
  • RHSA-2016:1617
  • RHSA-2016:1640
  • RHSA-2016:1657
  • RHSA-2016:1814
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1672
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1690
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1937
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1961
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1985
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1994
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1995
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2000
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2001
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2002
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2003
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2005
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2006
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2007
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2009
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2010
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2011
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2014
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2105
  • USN-3001-1
  • USN-3002-1
  • USN-3003-1
  • USN-3004-1
  • USN-3005-1
  • USN-3006-1
  • USN-3007-1
  • USN-3018-1
  • USN-3018-2
  • USN-3019-1
  • USN-3021-1
  • USN-3021-2
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