Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-4565 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node Operating systems & Components / Operating system kernel (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor |
Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU3829
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4565
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition or gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to it incorrectly relies on the write system call. A local attacker can cause the service to crash or gain root privileges.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support: 6.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 6.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support: 6.7
kernel (Red Hat package): 2.6.32-71.7.1.el6 - 2.6.32-573.26.1.el6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 6.7
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External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1489
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.