High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7425
CVE-2016-7425
Description
The arcmsr_iop_message_xfer function in drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 does not restrict a certain length field, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via an ARCMSR_MESSAGE_WRITE_WQBUFFER control code.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
15- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7bc2b55a5c030685b399bb65b6baa9ccc3d1f167nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93037nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3147-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7425nvdThird Party Advisory
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