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CVE-2016-9644
CVE-2016-9644
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.17% · 38.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.17%
38.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 4.4.0-1039.43, 4.4.0-1012.12, 4.4.0-1013.14 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 0, 4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1, 4.4.0-14.30~14.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.12.0-2.7, 0, 3.13.0-17.37 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 0, 4.2.0-16.19, 4.2.0-17.21 |
Timeline
- Nov 27, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9644 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/03/2 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/4 third-party-advisory
- https://lwn.net/Articles/705220/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3146-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3146-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3161-4 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9644 third-party-advisory