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LIN8-3773 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2016-4557

Created: May 31, 2016    Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Aug 17, 2016
Found In Version: 8.0
Fix Version: 8.0.0.9
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 8
Component/s: Kernel

Description

The replace_map_fd_with_map_ptr function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not properly maintain an fd data structure, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via crafted BPF instructions that reference an incorrect file descriptor.<a href=http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html>CWE-416: Use After Free</a>

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-4557

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