Vulnerability Database
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Total vulnerabilities in the database
CVE-2016-9754
The ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer calculations, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb file.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.6 | 4.6.x |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.5 | 3.10.102 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.11 | 3.12.61 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.15 | 3.16.37 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.5 | 4.5.6 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.13 | 3.14.71 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.17 | 3.18.35 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.19 | 4.1.26 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.2 | 4.4.12 |
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95278
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
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