CVE

Id
96396  
CVE No.
CVE-2016-9576  
Status
Candidate  
Description
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20161123)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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