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CVE-2016-9576
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-28T07:59:00.307 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:56:16.383

Summary

The blk_rq_map_user_iov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 does not properly restrict the type of iterator, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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