CVE-2016-9576

NameCVE-2016-9576
DescriptionThe blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 does not properly restrict the type of iterator, 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-772-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.119-1fixed
trixie6.12.5-1fixed
sid6.12.6-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.84-1DLA-772-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.39-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.8.15-1

Notes

https://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=148010092224801&w=2
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/dvyukov/80cd94b4e4c288f16ee4c787d404118b/raw/10536069562444da51b758bb39655b514ff93b45/gistfile1.txt
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/a0ac402cfcdc904f9772e1762b3fda112dcc56a0 (v4.9)

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