| Name | CVE-2016-9576 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-772-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed |
| buster | 4.19.249-2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 4.19.304-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 5.10.209-2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.205-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.76-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.85-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.6.15-2 | fixed |
| sid | 6.7.12-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | 3.2.84-1 | | DLA-772-1 | |
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.39-1 | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.8.15-1 | | | |
Notes
https://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=148010092224801&w=2
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/dvyukov/80cd94b4e4c288f16ee4c787d404118b/raw/10536069562444da51b758bb39655b514ff93b45/gistfile1.txt
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/a0ac402cfcdc904f9772e1762b3fda112dcc56a0 (v4.9)