Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2016-2085

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.

  • Published: Apr 27, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-2085
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 4.4.8.x