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GCVE-110-CERTCC-2016-243144

GCVE-110-CERTCC-2016-243144
Advisory PublishedCVSS 6.8/10
Vulnetix · Advisory published October 20, 2016
The Linux kernel since version 2.6.22 contains a race condition in the way the copy on write mechanism is handled by the memory subsystem, which may be leveraged locally to gain root privileges.
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Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
6.8/10
Medium · AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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certcc-cam
impact0population0exploitation0widely_known0score_current0ease_of_exploitation0
certcc-vrda
certcc-vrda
d1_impact4d1_population4d1_direct_report0
certcc-cvss-temporal-env
certcc-cvss-temporal-env
temporal_score5.6remediation_levelOFreport_confidenceCenvironmental_score5.595029121024target_distributionHenvironmental_vectorCDP:ND/TD:H/CR:ND/IR:ND/AR:ND

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Linux kernel memory subsystem copy on write mechanism contains a race condition vulnerability
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Linux kernel memory subsystem copy on write mechanism contains a race condition vulnerability
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Linux kernel memory subsystem copy on write mechanism contains a race condition vulnerability
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Linux kernel memory subsystem copy on write mechanism contains a race condition vulnerability
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Linux kernel memory subsystem copy on write mechanism contains a race condition vulnerability
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Linux kernel memory subsystem copy on write mechanism contains a race condition vulnerability
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Linux kernel memory subsystem copy on write mechanism contains a race condition vulnerability
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Linux kernel memory subsystem copy on write mechanism contains a race condition vulnerability
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