Security Advisory
CVE-2016-7425
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
October 16, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory