Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6327

Description

drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an ABORT_TASK command to abort a device write operation.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.5.0
- (no CPE)range: <4.5.1
osv-coords33 versions
pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-compute_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-compute&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_9&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_19&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_19&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012
< 3.12.67-60.27.1+ 32 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.67-60.64.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-6.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1nvdVendor Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5nvdThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92549nvd

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