CVE-2016-5728

Race condition in the vop_ioctl function in drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c in the MIC VOP driver in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by changing a certain header, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:54

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 - Vendor Advisory () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 - () http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 -
References () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1 - () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538802/30/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538802/30/0/threaded -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 -
References () https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116651 - () https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116651 -
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 - Vendor Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2016-06-27 10:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2016-5728

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5728

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5728


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer