CVE-2016-4558 in Linux Kernelinfo

Summary

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.

Reservation

05/06/2016

Disclosure

05/23/2016

Entries

VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:

IDVulnerabilityCWEExpCouCVE
87605Linux Kernel BPF use after free416Proof-of-ConceptOfficial fixCVE-2016-4558

Description

CPE

CWE

CVSS

Exploits

History

Diff

Relate

Threat Intelligence

API JSON

API XML

API CSV

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you want to use VulDB in your project?

Use the official API to access entries easily!