kernel: infiniband: Kernel crash by sending ABORT_TASK command
Published Oct 16, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-514.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2574
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2584
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-514.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2574 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2584 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and MRG-2 kernels and will be addressed in a future update. This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 systems.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 21.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92549 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6327 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6327
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6327
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92549 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6327 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354525 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/51093254bf879bc9ce96590400a87897c7498463 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6327 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6327 |
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