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CVE-2016-6787

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Date: December 28, 2016

kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 31095224.

Language: C

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Related Resources (9)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6787
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94679
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6787
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403842
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-6787

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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