CVE-2016-4805
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedMay 23, 2016
First seenMay 23, 2016
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel3.2.80, 3.10.102, 3.12.59, 3.14.67, 3.16.35, 3.18.37, 4.1.28, 4.4.8, 4.5.2 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 2.6.30 ≤ v < 3.2.80, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.10.102, 3.11 ≤ v < 3.12.59, 3.13 ≤ v < 3.14.67, 3.15 ≤ v < 3.16.35, 3.17 ≤ v < 3.18.37, 3.19 ≤ v < 4.1.28, 4.2 ≤ v < 4.4.8, 4.5 ≤ v < 4.5.2 | 3.2.80, 3.10.102, 3.12.59, 3.14.67, 3.16.35, 3.18.37, 4.1.28, 4.4.8, 4.5.2 |
| novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | 12.0 | — |
| novell suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension | 12.0 | — |
| novell suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud | 12.0 | — |
| novell suse_linux_enterprise_server | 11.0, 12.0 | — |
| novell opensuse_leap | 42.1 | — |
| novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 11.0, 12.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | — |
| oracle linux | 6 | — |
| novell suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension | 11.0, 12.0 | — |
| novell suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching | 12.0 | — |
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