CVE-2016-3695: The einj_error_inject function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to simulate hardware errors and consequently cause a denial…

PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.0

AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH

EPSS

0.51%

40.2th percentile

The einj_error_inject function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to simulate hardware errors and consequently cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to disable APEI error injection through EINJ when securelevel is set.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	linux	< linux 4.5.1-1 (bookworm)	linux 4.5.1-1 (bookworm)
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 4.5.1-1	4.5.1-1
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 4.5.1-1	4.5.1-1
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 4.5.1-1	4.5.1-1
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 4.5.1-1	4.5.1-1
redhat	enterprise_linux	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv5.5MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM

vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM

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