CVE-2016-9868 Denial of service in EMC ScaleIO versions before 2.0.1.1
A local attacker can cause a kernel panic and denial of service in the ScaleIO Data Client via IOCTL calls, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9868?
CVE-2016-9868 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in EMC ScaleIO versions before 2.0.1.1, published on 6 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in EMC ScaleIO versions before 2.0.1.1. A low-privileged local attacker may cause a denial-of-service by generating a kernel panic in the SCINI driver using IOCTL calls which may render the ScaleIO Data Client (SDC) server unavailable until the next reboot.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9868?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emc Scaleio.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9868?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-9868 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9868 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in EMC ScaleIO versions before 2.0.1.1
- CVE-2017-8020 Memory corruption in EMC ScaleIO EMC ScaleIO 2.0.1.x version family (2.0.1.3, 2.0.1.2, 2.0.1.1, 2.0.1)
- CVE-2016-9867 Privilege escalation in EMC ScaleIO versions before 2.0.1.1
- CVE-2017-8019 Denial of service in EMC ScaleIO EMC ScaleIO 2.0.1.x version family (2.0.1.3, 2.0.1.2, 2.0.1.1, 2.0.1)
- CVE-2016-9869 Missing authorization in EMC ScaleIO versions before 2.0.1.1
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cpvh-4gx4-j54g.