CVE-2016-6522

MEDIUM

OpenBSD 5.9 - Denial of Service via uvm_map_isavail Integer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Integer overflow in the uvm_map_isavail function in uvm/uvm_map.c in OpenBSD 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a crafted mmap call, which triggers the new mapping to overlap with an existing mapping.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/8
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/12
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92264

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 24.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (1)
openbsd/openbsd 5.9
Published Mar 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026