VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-6787

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.

HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.43%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: security@android.com

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2bPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94679Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403842Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2bPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2bPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94679Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403842Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2bPatch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.