CVE-2016-6327

Published: Oct 16, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.5.0

Related CWEs

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (16)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92549

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463