SB2016072908 - Fedora 24 update for kernel
Published: July 29, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6136)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows local users to interrupt system-call auditing.
The vulnerability exists due to parafunction of audit_log_single_execve_arg. By altering "double fetch" vulnerability, a local user can bypass set limitations and interrupt system-call auditing.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow an attacker to interrupt system-call auditing and perform a race condition.
2) Memory leak in Airspy USB device driver (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5400)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to consume excessive memory and cause denial of service on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a resource error in Airspy USB device driver. A local user can cause a memory leak and consume all available memory resources by creating a specially crafted USB device to emulate multiple SDR devices.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.