CVE-2016-9754
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.53 % · percentile 45 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- google_android
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95278
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-10555
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-9754
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-307 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-002 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Google Android (Nexus) · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.5 < 3.10.102cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.11 < 3.12.61cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.13 < 3.14.71cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.15 < 3.16.37cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.17 < 3.18.35cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.19 < 4.1.26cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.2 < 4.4.12cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.5 < 4.5.6cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |