DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7425

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7425 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.800000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Oct 16, 2016 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7425 advisory

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