CVE-2016-4558
Published: 23 May 2016
The BPF subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application on (1) a system with more than 32 Gb of memory, related to the program reference count or (2) a 1 Tb system, related to the map reference count.
From the Ubuntu security team
Jann Horn discovered that the extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) implementation in the Linux kernel could overflow reference counters on systems with more than 32GB of physical ram and with RLIMIT_MEMLOCK set to infinite. A local unprivileged attacker could use to create a use-after- free situation, causing a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain administrative privileges.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.0
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(4.4.0-24.43)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
|
|
|
Patches: Introduced by 1be7f75d1668d6296b80bf35dcf6762393530afc Fixed by 92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e |
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|
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
|
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1003.3)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
|
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(4.4.0-24.43~14.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
|
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(4.4.0-1012.16)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(4.4.0-1015.18)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc7)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
| sbeattie | made exploitable by unpriv bpf |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4558
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/7
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3005-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3006-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3007-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian