CVE-2016-6242 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and kernel panic) via a large ident value in a kevent system call.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00043.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Openbsd	Openbsd

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.9:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7172	OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and kernel panic) via a large ident value in a kevent system call.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openbsd.org/errata58.html
http://www.openbsd.org/errata59.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-07T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.808Z

Reserved: 2016-07-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6242

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-07T16:59:00.507

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-6242

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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