SB2016080610 - Local denial of service in Linux kernel writeback
Published: August 6, 2016 Updated: December 8, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016080610
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3070)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in include/trace/events/writeback.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.