PT-2016-7111 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Adam Mariš · Published 2015-06-03 · Updated 2024-02-09 · CVE-2016-6786

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.0

Description The issue is related to the mismanagement of locks during certain migrations in the performance subsystem of the Linux kernel. This allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.0, update to version 4.0 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-1485

ALT-PU-2015-1849

CVE-2016-6786

DLA-833-1

DSA-3791-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

References · 15

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6786 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6786 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6786 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6786 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6786 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3791-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6786 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6786 · Security Note
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94679 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403842 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/70865 · Telegram Post