CVE-2016-2069

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 4.4 - Race Condition in TLB Paging Structure Access

Title source: llm

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.

References (22)

Core 22

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81809

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/1

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71b3c126e61177eb693423f2e18a1914205b165e

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301893

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71b3c126e61177eb693423f2e18a1914205b165e

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4

EPSS 0.0032

EPSS Percentile 23.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-362

Status published

Products (3)

canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04

linux/linux_kernel < 4.4

Published Apr 27, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026