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Medium
CVE-2016-2085
The evm_verify_hmac function in security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The evm_verify_hmac function in security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly copy data, which makes it easier for local users to forge MAC values via a timing side-channel attack.
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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2949-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324867
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2085
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=613317bd212c585c20796c10afe5daaa95d4b0a1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-2
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-2085.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2947-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2946-2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/613317bd212c585c20796c10afe5daaa95d4b0a1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2946-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
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:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.