CVE-2016-0774: Input Validation
First published: Tue Feb 02 2016(Updated: )
It was found that the fix for <a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1805">CVE-2015-1805</a> incorrectly kept buffer offset and buffer length in sync on failed atomic read, potentially resulting in pipe buffer state corruption. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system or leak kernel memory to user-space. Upstream Linux kernel is not affected by this flaw as it was introduced by the Red Hat Enterprise Linux only fix for <a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1805">CVE-2015-1805</a>. Acknowledgements: The security impact of this issue was discovered by Red Hat.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | ||
| Google Android | <=6.0.1 | |
| debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.226-1 6.1.115-1 6.1.119-1 6.11.10-1 6.12.5-1 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84126
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1303961
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0494.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0617.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0774
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-0774
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1805
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0103.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0494.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0617.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0774
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0774
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0774
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2016-0774.
What is the severity of CVE-2016-0774?
CVE-2016-0774 has a severity level of medium.
Which Linux versions are affected by CVE-2016-0774?
The linux package before version 3.2.73-2+deb7u3 on Debian wheezy and the kernel package before version 3.10.0-229.26.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.1 are affected by CVE-2016-0774.
How can I fix CVE-2016-0774 on Ubuntu?
To fix CVE-2016-0774 on Ubuntu, update the linux package to version 3.2.0-102.142 (for precise) or 3.13.0-86.130 (for trusty).
How can I fix CVE-2016-0774 on Debian?
To fix CVE-2016-0774 on Debian, update the linux package to a version that includes the fix, such as 4.19.249-2, 4.19.289-2, 5.10.178-3, 5.10.191-1, 6.1.38-1, 6.1.52-1, or 6.5.3-1.
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