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CVE-2016-2383

The adjust_branches function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not...

5.5 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2016-2383
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-2383
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3467 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-3467
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64fh-798g-3h53 5.5

The adjust_branches function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not...

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.

Record
GHSA-64fh-798g-3h53
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2016-2383
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2383 5.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2383
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2383 5.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2383
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2947-2 No score

linux-lts-wily vulnerabilities

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the usbvision driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the interfaces and endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7833)

Venkatesh Pottem discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's CXGB3 driver. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8812)

Xiaofei Rex Guo discovered a timing side channel vulnerability in the Linux Extended Verification Module (EVM). An attacker could use this to affect system integrity. (CVE-2016-2085)

It was discovered that the extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) implementation in the Linux kernel did not correctly compute branch offsets for backward jumps after ctx expansion. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2383)

David Herrmann discovered that the Linux kernel incorrectly accounted file descriptors to the original opener for in-flight file descriptors sent over a unix domain socket. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion). (CVE-2016-2550)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not enforce limits on the amount of data allocated to buffer pipes. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion). (CVE-2016-2847)

Record
USN-2947-2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux
Debian:12
before 4.4.2-1
4.4.2-1
linux
Debian:13
before 4.4.2-1
4.4.2-1
linux
Debian:14
before 4.4.2-1
4.4.2-1
linux-lts-wily
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1, plus listed versions
4.2.0-18.22~14.04.14.2.0-19.23~14.04.14.2.0-21.25~14.04.14.2.0-22.27~14.04.14.2.0-23.28~14.04.1
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4.2.0-25.30~14.04.14.2.0-27.32~14.04.14.2.0-30.35~14.04.14.2.0-30.36~14.04.14.2.0-34.39~14.04.1
4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1
linux-lts-wily
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1, plus listed versions
4.2.0-18.22~14.04.14.2.0-19.23~14.04.14.2.0-21.25~14.04.14.2.0-22.27~14.04.14.2.0-23.28~14.04.1
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4.2.0-25.30~14.04.14.2.0-27.32~14.04.14.2.0-30.35~14.04.14.2.0-30.36~14.04.14.2.0-34.39~14.04.1
4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-2383 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Linux Kernel, published February 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in linux 4.4.2-1.

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