Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2016-6243

Description

thrsleep in kern/kern_synch.c in OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a crafted value in the tsp parameter of the __thrsleep system call.

Affected products

OpenBSD/OpenBSD2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openbsd.org/errata58.htmlnvdRelease Notes
www.openbsd.org/errata59.htmlnvdRelease Notes
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805nvd

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