7.0
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2016-4558
"Linux BPF Denial of Service Use-After-Free"
Description

The BPF subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application on (1) a system with more than 32 Gb of memory, related to the program reference count or (2) a 1 Tb system, related to the map reference count.

INFO

Published Date :

May 23, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4558 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2016-4558 vulnerability.
Update the affected kernel package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4558 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4558.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334303 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334303 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4558 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4558 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Profile Photo
thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
11 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4558 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4558 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334303
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a> CWE-416: Use After Free
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/06/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.5.4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.4 up to (excluding) 4.4.11 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.5.5
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334303 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334303 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92117d8443bc5afacc8d5ba82e541946310f106e Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.27 }} -0.23%

score

0.47712

percentile