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HistoryNov 07, 2016 - 12:00 a.m.

K02254805 : InfiniBand vulnerability in the Linux kernel CVE-2016-4565

2016-11-0700:00:00
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7.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.0%

Security Advisory 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. (CVE-2016-4565)
Impact
There is no impact; F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.