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.
Published: 2016-05-23
Score: 7.0 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5545 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.
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.839Z

Reserved: 2016-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4558

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-23T10:59:04.783

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4558

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-04-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4558 - Bugzilla

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