vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-3961): Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 15, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Description
Justin Yackoski discovered that the Atheros L2 Ethernet Driver in the Linux
kernel incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O. A remote attacker could use
this to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory.
(CVE-2016-2117)
Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use the mmap()
handler of a lower filesystem that did not implement one, causing a
recursive page fault to occur. A local unprivileged attacker could use to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code
with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-1583)
Jason A. Donenfeld discovered multiple out-of-bounds reads in the OZMO USB
over wifi device drivers in the Linux kernel. A remote attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2015-4004)
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Linux kernel's GTCO digitizer USB
device driver did not properly validate endpoint descriptors. An attacker
with physical access could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2016-2187)
Hector Marco and Ismael Ripoll discovered that the Linux kernel would
improperly disable Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) for x86
processes running in 32 bit mode if stack-consumption resource limits were
disabled. A local attacker could use this to make it easier to exploit an
existing vulnerability in a setuid/setgid program. (CVE-2016-3672)
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the CDC Network Control Model USB driver
in the Linux kernel did not cancel work events queued if a later error
occurred, resulting in a use-after-free. An attacker with physical access
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-3951)
It was discovered that an out-of-bounds write could occur when handling
incoming packets in the USB/IP implementation in the Linux kernel. A remote
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3955)
Vitaly Kuznetsov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly suppress
hugetlbfs support in X86 paravirtualized guests. An attacker in the guest
OS could cause a denial of service (guest system crash). (CVE-2016-3961)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the ANSI/IEEE 802.2 LLC type 2
Support implementations in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory.
(CVE-2016-4485)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the routing netlink socket
interface (rtnetlink) implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker
could use this to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel
memory. (CVE-2016-4486)
Jann Horn discovered that the InfiniBand interfaces within the Linux kernel
could be coerced into overwriting kernel memory. A local unprivileged
attacker could use this to possibly gain administrative privileges on
systems where InifiniBand related kernel modules are loaded.
(CVE-2016-4565)
It was discovered that in some situations the Linux kernel did not handle
propagated mounts correctly. A local unprivileged attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-4581)
Solution(s)
References
- CVE-2016-3961
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-3961
- DEBIAN-DLA-516-1
- DEBIAN-DSA-3607
- NVD-CVE-2016-3961
- UBUNTU-USN-3001-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3002-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3003-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3004-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3005-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3006-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3007-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3049-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3050-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3126-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3126-2
- UBUNTU-USN-3127-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3127-2
- UBUNTU-USN-3128-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3128-2
- UBUNTU-USN-3128-3
- UBUNTU-USN-3129-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3129-2
- UBUNTU-USN-3161-3

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