CVE-2016-6522 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2016-6522

Integer overflow in the uvm_map_isavail function in uvm/uvm_map.c in OpenBSD...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openbsd
Vulnerable Versions:
5.9

Timeline

Official Publish: March 7th, 2017
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.