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7.4high

CVE-2016-2069

Race condition in arch/x86/mm/tlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering access to a paging…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.4
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 25%
Public exploits
0
none known

Race condition in arch/x86/mm/tlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering access to a paging structure by a different CPU.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.04.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/81809 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2967-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3503 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2967-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2932-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2989-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/71b3c126e61177eb693423f2e18a1914205b165e · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1301893 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2931-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2998-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71b3c126e61177eb693423f2e18a1914205b1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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