CVE-2016-4794

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-04-17

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in mm/percpu.c in the Linux kernelthrough 4.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted use of the mmap and bpf system calls.

See more information about CVE-2016-4794 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.2	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
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 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 VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0162	2016-11-21

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