CVE-2016-6787
HIGHLinux Kernel < 3.2.85 - Privilege Escalation via Performance Subsystem Lock Mismanagement
Title source: llmDescription
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 31095224.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403842
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94679
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
35.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.2.85
Published
Dec 28, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026