SB2016042713 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: April 27, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016042713
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3135)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the xt_alloc_table_info() function in net/netfilter/x_tables.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=758
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317386
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d157bd761585605b7882935ffb86286919f62ea1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d157bd761585605b7882935ffb86286919f62ea1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3057-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3056-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3054-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3055-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84305
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2