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.
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CVE-2016-2383 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Apache Software Foundation (ASF)
Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux
Found in HEAD commit: 9cafd1b39d091c76656512d15c90a6952f088074
Found in base branch: master
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.
Publish Date: 2016-04-27
URL: CVE-2016-2383
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2383
Release Date: 2016-04-27
Fix Resolution: 4.5
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