VDB
CVE-2016-9754
CVE-2016-9754
PUBLISHED
The ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer calculations, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb file.
EPSS 0.04% · 13.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.04%
13.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1018.18, *, 5.0.0-1035.37 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 0, 5.15.0-1032.35 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1015.16, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | *, 5.4.0-1064.67+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1070.73+cvm1.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1044.70, 4.15.0-1040.42, * |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1, *, * |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | *, 6.11.0-24.24~24.04.1, 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | 6.11.0-1006.6~24.04.2, *, * |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 5.4.0-1004.4, 5.3.0-1017.19, 5.3.0-1015.17 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1, 0, 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2019.20, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 5.0.0-29.31~18.04.1, *, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe-edge | 5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1, 0, * |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.4.0-36.41, 5.4.0-39.44, 5.4.0-37.42 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-113.160, 3.13.0-112.159, 3.13.0-111.158 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.4.0-1089.93, 5.4.0-1008.9, 5.4.0-1009.10 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.4.0-1012.16, 4.4.0-1004.5, 0 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-48.48.1, 6.8.0-53.55.1, 6.8.0-52.53.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 0, 5.15.0-1073.75 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 5.15.0-1052.60~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1050.57~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1049.56~20.04.1.1 |
…and 6 more
Exploit Intelligence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6 (nist-nvd)
- Linux Kernel < 4.13.1 - BlueTooth Buffer Overflow (PoC) BlueBorne - Proof of Concept - Unarmed/Unweaponized - DoS (Crash) only (github-poc)
- Linux Kernel < 4.13.1 - BlueTooth Buffer Overflow (PoC) BlueBorne - Proof of Concept - Unarmed/Unweaponized - DoS (Crash) only (github-poc)
- Linux Kernel < 4.13.1 - BlueTooth Buffer Overflow (PoC) BlueBorne - Proof of Concept - Unarmed/Unweaponized - DoS (Crash) only (github-poc)
- Linux Kernel < 4.13.1 - BlueTooth Buffer Overflow (PoC) BlueBorne - Proof of Concept - Unarmed/Unweaponized - DoS (Crash) only (github-poc)
- Linux Kernel < 4.13.1 - BlueTooth Buffer Overflow (PoC) BlueBorne - Proof of Concept - Unarmed/Unweaponized - DoS (Crash) only (github-poc)
- PoC exploit for CVE-2017-1000251 (modified) (github-poc)
- PoC exploit for CVE-2017-1000251 (modified) (github-poc)
- PoC exploit for CVE-2017-1000251 (modified) (github-poc)
- PoC exploit for CVE-2017-1000251 (modified) (github-poc)
…and 50 more exploits
Timeline
- Jan 5, 2017 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
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- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9754 third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6 third-party-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6 third-party-advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9754 third-party-advisory