Security Vulnerabilities - CVEs Published In August 2016
The apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.5 does not validate the buffer size, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an AppArmor setprocattr hook.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.032
Published
2016-08-06
net/core/skbuff.c in the Linux kernel 4.7-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via certain IPv6 socket operations.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2016-08-06
Race condition in the ec_device_ioctl_xcmd function in drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_dev.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) by changing a certain size value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
CVSS Score
5.1
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-08-06
Race condition in the audit_log_single_execve_arg function in kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to bypass intended character-set restrictions or disrupt system-call auditing by changing a certain string, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2016-08-06
net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7 does not properly determine the rate of challenge ACK segments, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack.
CVSS Score
4.8
EPSS Score
0.344
Published
2016-08-06
arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S in the Linux kernel through 4.7 on PowerPC platforms, when CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_64_HV is enabled, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS infinite loop) by making a H_CEDE hypercall during the existence of a suspended transaction.
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-08-06
Memory leak in the airspy_probe function in drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c in the airspy USB driver in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted USB device that emulates many VFL_TYPE_SDR or VFL_TYPE_SUBDEV devices and performs many connect and disconnect operations.
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-08-06
The IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles options data, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted sendmsg system call.
CVSS Score
7.3
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2016-08-06
The trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in include/trace/events/writeback.h in the Linux kernel before 4.4 improperly interacts with mm/migrate.c, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a certain page move.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-08-06
netd in Android before 2016-08-05 mishandles tethering and stdio streams, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, aka Qualcomm internal bug CR959631.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2016-08-06