SB2019081913 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel

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SB2019081913 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel

Published: August 19, 2019 Updated: September 4, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019081913
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10907)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the "drivers/iio/dac/ad5755.c" file when processing untrusted input. A local authenticated user can access the system and execute an application that submits malicious input to the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write condition in the "ad5755_parse_dt" function and execute arbitrary code or cause a DoS condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References