Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-9754
Published: January 5, 2017 / Updated: January 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92442
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9754
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow error within the ring_buffer_resize() function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9754
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95278