| Revision Date: | 2016-11-16 | Version: | 1 | | Title: | CVE-2016-7914 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium. | | Description: | The assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node function in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 does not check whether a slot is a leaf, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and out-of-bounds read) via an application that uses associative-array data structures, as demonstrated by the keyutils test suite. It was discovered that an out of bounds read vulnerability existed in the associative array implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information.
| | Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability | | Status: | | Reference(s): | CVE-2016-7914
| | Platform(s): | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
| Product(s): | | | Definition Synopsis | | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed. AND Package Information
The 'linux' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-24.43').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-aws' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.4.0-1001.10').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-azure' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.11.0-1009.9').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-euclid' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.4.0-9019.20').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-gcp' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.10.0-1004.4').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-gke' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.4.0-1003.3').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-hwe' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-hwe-edge' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-kvm' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.4.0-1004.9').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-oem' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.13.0-1008.9').
OR The 'linux-raspi2' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1012.16').
OR The 'linux-snapdragon' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1015.18').
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