CVE-2016-6786
high
CVSS v3
7.0
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.0
Description
kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 30955111.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.0.2-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.85 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94679
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403842
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6786.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6786
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.