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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-4565

CVE-2016-4565

Description

The InfiniBand (aka IB) stack in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 incorrectly relies on the write system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a uAPI interface.

Affected products

6
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <3.2.81

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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