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High
CVE-2016-2069
Race condition in arch/x86/mm/tlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81809
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71b3c126e61177eb693423f2e18a1914205b165e
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301893
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71b3c126e61177eb693423f2e18a1914205b165e
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
April 27th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.