The arcmsr_iop_message_xfer function in drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 does not restrict a certain length field, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via an ARCMSR_MESSAGE_WRITE_WQBUFFER control code.
3.11.0-12.193.12.0-1.33.12.0-2.53.12.0-2.73.12.0-3.83.12.0-3.93.12.0-4.103.12.0-4.123.12.0-5.133.12.0-7.15+90 more3.13.0-103.1504.2.0-16.194.2.0-17.214.2.0-19.234.3.0-1.104.3.0-2.114.3.0-5.164.3.0-6.174.3.0-7.184.4.0-10.254.4.0-11.26+26 more4.4.0-51.724.4.0-1002.24.4.0-1001.104.4.0-1003.34.8.0-36.36~16.04.13.19.0-18.18~14.04.13.19.0-20.20~14.04.13.19.0-21.21~14.04.13.19.0-22.22~14.04.13.19.0-23.24~14.04.13.19.0-25.26~14.04.13.19.0-26.28~14.04.13.19.0-28.30~14.04.13.19.0-30.33~14.04.13.19.0-30.34~14.04.1+25 more3.19.0-75.83~14.04.14.4.0-13.29~14.04.14.4.0-14.30~14.04.24.4.0-15.31~14.04.14.4.0-18.34~14.04.14.4.0-21.37~14.04.14.4.0-22.39~14.04.14.4.0-22.40~14.04.14.4.0-24.43~14.04.14.4.0-28.47~14.04.14.4.0-31.50~14.04.1+6 more4.4.0-51.72~14.04.14.2.0-1013.194.2.0-1014.214.3.0-1006.64.4.0-1003.44.4.0-1004.54.4.0-1009.104.4.0-1010.124.4.0-1010.134.4.0-1012.164.4.0-1016.22+7 more4.4.0-1038.454.4.0-1012.124.4.0-1013.144.4.0-1013.154.4.0-1015.184.4.0-1019.224.4.0-1020.234.4.0-1022.254.4.0-1024.274.4.0-1026.294.4.0-1030.33+3 more4.4.0-1042.46Exploitability
AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NScope
S:UImpact
C:HI:HA:HCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H