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CVE-2016-10088

HIGH
7.0
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The sg implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.9 does not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNEL_DS option is set, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device, related to block/bsg.c and drivers/scsi/sg.c. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9576.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:4.8.15-2CVE-2016-10088
Fixed in:4.8.15-2CVE-2016-10088
Fixed in:4.8.15-2CVE-2016-10088
Fixed in:4.8.15-2CVE-2016-10088
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1
linux-image-3.13.0-125-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1
linux-image-3.13.0-125-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1
linux-image-3.13.0-125-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1
linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-e500Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1
linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1
linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1
linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1
linux-image-3.13.0-125-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-125.174USN-3360-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1048-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1048.52USN-3208-1
linux-image-4.4.0-64-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1
linux-image-4.4.0-64-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1
linux-image-4.4.0-64-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1
linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1
linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1
linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1
linux-image-4.4.0-64-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85USN-3208-1
linux-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1USN-3208-2
linux-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1048.52USN-3208-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days
29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2015-0313Critical9.896%KEVFix
CVE-2017-9798High7.595%-Fix
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