CVE-2016-9644

Severity

93%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

165%

The __get_user_asm_ex macro in arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h in the Linux kernel 4.4.22 through 4.4.28 contains extended asm statements that are incompatible with the exception table, which allows local users to obtain root access on non-SMEP platforms via a crafted application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of incorrect backporting of the CVE-2016-9178 patch to older kernels.

The __get_user_asm_ex macro in arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h in the Linux kernel 4.4.22 through 4.4.28 contains extended asm statements that are incompatible with the exception table, which allows local users to obtain root access on non-SMEP platforms via a crafted application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of incorrect backporting of the CVE-2016-9178 patch to older kernels.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Linux Kernel

First reported 8 years ago

2016-11-28 03:59:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2017-01-07 03:00:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel 4.4.22

4.4.22

Linux Kernel 4.4.23

4.4.23

Linux Kernel 4.4.24

4.4.24

Linux Kernel 4.4.25

4.4.25

Linux Kernel 4.4.26

4.4.26

Linux Kernel 4.4.27

4.4.27

Linux Kernel 4.4.28

4.4.28

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