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LIN8-3743 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2016-4565

Created: May 31, 2016    Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Sep 11, 2016
Found In Version: 8.0
Fix Version: 8.0.0.10
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 8
Component/s: Kernel

Description

The InfiniBand (aka IB) stack in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 incorrectly relies on the write system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a uAPI interface.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-4565

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