SB2016111113 - Fedora 23 update for kernel

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SB2016111113 - Fedora 23 update for kernel

Published: November 11, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016111113
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8630)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the x86_decode_insn function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c due to NULL pointer dereference when KVM is enabled. A local attacker can cause the service to crash via a certain use of a ModR/M byte in an undefined instruction.

2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9083)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the vfio_msi_enable() function in drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c, within the vfio_pci_ioctl() function in drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


3) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9084)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the vfio_msi_enable() function in drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c, within the vfio_pci_ioctl() function in drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References