SB2016072907 - Fedora 23 update for kernel
Published: July 29, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016072907
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6136)
The vulnerability allows local users to interrupt system-call auditing.
The vulnerability exists due to parafunction of audit_log_single_execve_arg. By altering "double fetch" vulnerability, a local user can bypass set limitations and interrupt system-call auditing.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow an attacker to interrupt system-call auditing and perform a race condition.
2) Memory leak in Airspy USB device driver (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5400)
The vulnerability allows a local user to consume excessive memory and cause denial of service on the target system.The vulnerability exists due to a resource error in Airspy USB device driver. A local user can cause a memory leak and consume all available memory resources by creating a specially crafted USB device to emulate multiple SDR devices.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.