UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2383
Moderate
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2383
The adjust_branches function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not consider the delta in the backward-jump case, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions.
Exploit probability
Not scored
Published
February 15, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
February 4, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
10 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2383
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The adjust_branches function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not consider the delta in the backward-jump case, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions.
05 / REFERENCES