CVE-2016-2383 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a1b14d27ed0965838350f1377ff97c93ee383492 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/14/1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-3 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308452 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a1b14d27ed0965838350f1377ff97c93ee383492

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5