CVE-2016-3695

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service via APEI Error Injection

Title source: llm

Description

The einj_error_inject function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to simulate hardware errors and consequently cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to disable APEI error injection through EINJ when securelevel is set.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322755

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102327

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/d7a6be58edc01b1c66ecd8fcc91236bfbce0a420

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0051

EPSS Percentile 39.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-74

Status published

Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel

redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0

Published Dec 29, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026