CVE-2016-4805
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
Use-after-free vulnerability in drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash, or spinlock) or possibly have unspecified other impact by removing a network namespace, related to the ppp_register_net_channel and ppp_unregister_channel functions.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | novell suse linux enterprise desktop | eq | 12.0 |
References
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1f461dcdd296eecedaffffc6bae2bfa90bd7eb89
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/15/2
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90605
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335803
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1f461dcdd296eecedaffffc6bae2bfa90bd7eb89
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%