vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4486): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | May 23, 2016 | Jun 1, 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)
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)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a race condition in the Linux kernel's
translation lookaside buffer (TLB) handling of flush events. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly leak
sensitive information. (CVE-2016-2069)
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)
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)
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-2016-4486
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-4486
- DEBIAN-DLA-516-1
- DEBIAN-DSA-3607
- NVD-CVE-2016-4486
- UBUNTU-USN-2989-1
- UBUNTU-USN-2996-1
- UBUNTU-USN-2997-1
- UBUNTU-USN-2998-1
- UBUNTU-USN-2999-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3000-1
- 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-3008-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3018-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3018-2
- UBUNTU-USN-3019-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3021-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3021-2
- UBUNTU-USN-3049-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3050-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3127-1
- UBUNTU-USN-3127-2

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