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CVE-2016-2543 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.1.18 #927

Open mend-bolt-for-github[bot] opened 11 months ago

mend-bolt-for-github[bot] commented 11 months ago

CVE-2016-2543 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.1.18

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

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c /sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c

Vulnerability Details

The snd_seq_ioctl_remove_events function in sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not verify FIFO assignment before proceeding with FIFO clearing, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ioctl call.

Publish Date: 2016-04-27

URL: CVE-2016-2543

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.2)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2543

Release Date: 2016-04-27

Fix Resolution: 4.4.1


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mend-bolt-for-github[bot] commented 7 months ago

:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.