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ID:1409 - Exploit for Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-3672
ID:1409 - Exploit for Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-3672
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12259
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3672
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists in the arch_pick_mmap_layout function in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c due to improper randomizing of the legacy base address. A local attacker can disable stack-consumption resource limits, defeat the intended restrictions on the ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE flag and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism for a setuid or setgid program.
The weakness exists in the arch_pick_mmap_layout function in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c due to improper randomizing of the legacy base address. A local attacker can disable stack-consumption resource limits, defeat the intended restrictions on the ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE flag and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism for a setuid or setgid program.
Remediation
Update to version 4.5.2.