7.8

CVE-2016-7425: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7425DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7425
Published 16-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7425 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 18 · Related 14
DLA-670-1DSA-3696-1MGASA-2016-0411MGASA-2016-0412OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1SUSE-SU-2016:2912-1

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The arcmsr_iop_message_xfer function in drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 does not restrict a certain length field, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via an ARCMSR_MESSAGE_WRITE_WQBUFFER control code.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu21 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-103.150 | < 4.4.0-51.72
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.7.8-1
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.2, < 3.2.84 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.10.105 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.67 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.16.39 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.46 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.37 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.27 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.7.10 | ≥ 4.8, < 4.8.4

4 vendors · 24 products

References

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