#VU20857 Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-10907
Published: September 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20857
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10907
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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 updates from vendor's website.