CVE-2016-6327

Publication date 16 October 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an ABORT_TASK command to abort a device write operation.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-flo 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-goldfish 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-grouper 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-lts-utopic 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-maguro 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-mako 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-manta 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-gke 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-hwe 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-raspi2 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1010.12
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-snapdragon 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1013.14
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-22.39
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.13.0-86.130
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
linux-armadaxp 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
linux-linaro-omap 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-linaro-shared 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-linaro-vexpress 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-lts-quantal 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-lts-raring 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-lts-saucy 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-lts-trusty 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 3.13.0-86.130~precise1
linux-qcm-msm 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-ti-omap4 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
linux-aws 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-lts-vivid 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.19.0-59.65~14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-lts-wily 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.2.0-36.41~14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H