high7.0
CVE-2016-6787
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 p…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 3.2.85 from 3.3 before 3.16.40 from 3.17 before 3.18.54 from 3.19 before 4.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94679
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403842
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94679
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403842
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b