UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7425
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 5
Upstream
Published: 16 Oct 2016, 00:00
Last modified:12 May 2026, 13:35
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100 CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
16 Oct 2016, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
12 May 2026, 13:35
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•linux
< 3.13.0-103.150 | < 4.4.0-51.72
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke
all
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid
< 3.19.0-75.83~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-51.72~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2
< 4.4.0-1038.45 | all
- ubuntu•linux-realtime
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv
all | all | all
- ubuntu•linux-snapdragon
< 4.4.0-1042.46
References (14)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7425
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/17/2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=147394713328707&w=2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3144-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3144-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3145-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3145-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3146-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3146-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3147-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3161-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3161-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3162-2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7425