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CVE-2016-7425
high
Description
The arcmsr_iop_message_xfer function in drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 does not restrict a certain length field, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via an ARCMSR_MESSAGE_WRITE_WQBUFFER control code.
References
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7425
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7bc2b55a5c030685b399bb65b6baa9ccc3d1f167
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377330
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3147-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3144-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93037
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/2