UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8859

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8859
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8859.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8859
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Published
2017-02-13T18:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:55Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Multiple integer overflows in the TRE library and musl libc allow attackers to cause memory corruption via a large number of (1) states or (2) tags, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / tre

Package

Name
tre
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tre@0.8.0-3+deb7u1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.0-3+deb7u1ubuntu1

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.0-3
0.8.0-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.0-3+deb7u1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libtre-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.0-3+deb7u1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libtre5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.0-3+deb7u1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "tre-agrep"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / musl

Package

Name
musl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/musl@0.9.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.14-2
0.9.14-2ubuntu1
0.9.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "musl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "musl-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "musl-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tre

Package

Name
tre
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tre@0.8.0-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.0-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.0-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.0-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtre-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.0-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libtre5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8.0-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tre-agrep"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / musl

Package

Name
musl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/musl@1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "musl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "musl-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "musl-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}