SUSE CVE-2016-9576

The blkrqmapuseriov function in block/blk-map.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 does not properly restrict the type of iterator, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service use-after-free by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device...

kernel: Use after free in SCSI generic device interface (CVE-2016-9576 regression)

It was found that the fix for CVE-2016-9576 was incomplete: the Linux kernel's sg implementation did not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNELDS option is set. A local attacker to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service...

Linux kernel memory misreference vulnerability (CNVD-2017-00070)

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the operating system Linux, released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the sg implementation of Linux kernel 4.9 and prior versions, which stems from a failure of the program to properly restrict write operation...