CVE-2016-3699

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-03-05
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red HatEnterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	3.3
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.14.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3645	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.19.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3644	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3644	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3645	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.14.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2016-3645	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.19.el7uek)	ELSA-2016-3644	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2016-2574	2016-11-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3644	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3645	2016-11-20
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0163	2016-11-21
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0162	2016-11-21