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CVE-2016-2383
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-04-27T17:59:10.943 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:43:56.340

Summary

The adjust_branches function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not consider the delta in the backward-jump case, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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