CVE-2016-5728
"MIC VOP Linux Kernel race condition vulnerability"
Description
Race condition in the vop_ioctl function in drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c in the MIC VOP driver in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by changing a certain header, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
June 27, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the kernel packages.
- Reboot the system.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-5728 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5728 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5728
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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-5728 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-5728 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.
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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=9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538802/30/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 Added Reference https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116651 Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 19, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 19, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C) Removed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538802/30/0/threaded -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.3
Base CVSS Score: 5.4
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.01 }} -0.01%
score
0.01234
percentile