| Name | CVE-2016-2383 |
| Description | The adjust_branches function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not consider the delta in the backward-jump case, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | buster | 4.19.249-2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 4.19.304-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 5.10.209-2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.205-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.76-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.85-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.6.15-2 | fixed |
| sid | 6.7.9-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.4.2-1 | | | |
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/a1b14d27ed0965838350f1377ff97c93ee383492 (v4.5-rc4)
Introduced by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/9bac3d6d548e5cc925570b263f35b70a00a00ffd (v4.1-rc1)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/14/1