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CVE-2016-9754
published 2017-01-05

CVE-2016-9754: The ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer…

PriorityP338high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.53%
42.0th percentile
The ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer calculations, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb file.

Affected

16 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 4.6.1-1 (bookworm)linux 4.6.1-1 (bookworm)
googleandroid
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.1-14.6.1-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.1-14.6.1-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.1-14.6.1-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.6.1-14.6.1-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.13.0-132.1813.13.0-132.181
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.11 < 3.12.613.12.61
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.13 < 3.14.713.14.71
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.15 < 3.16.373.16.37
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.17 < 3.18.353.18.35
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.19 < 4.1.264.1.26
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.5 < 3.10.1023.10.102
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.2 < 4.4.124.4.12
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.5 < 4.5.64.5.6

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
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