CVE-2016-6327

Description

drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an ABORT_TASK command to abort a device write operation.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 patch vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92549 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525 third party advisory vdb entry issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6327?
CVE-2016-6327 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6327?
To fix CVE-2016-6327, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6327 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6327 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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