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CVE-2016-9754

🗓️ 05 Jan 2017 11:00:00Reported by google_androidType 
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 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 2 Media mentions👁 77 Views🌐 WEB

The ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c mishandles integer calculations, allowing local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb file

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CNVD		Linux kernel local integer overflow vulnerability (CNVD-2017-00226)
6 Jan 201700:00
–cnvd
Cvelist		CVE-2016-9754
5 Jan 201711:00
–cvelist
Debian CVE		CVE-2016-9754
5 Jan 201711:00
–debiancve
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1472)
13 May 201900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1498)
13 May 201900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Photon OS 1.0: Libxml2 / Linux / Openssh PHSA-2017-0001 (deprecated)
17 Aug 201800:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Photon OS 1.0: Linux PHSA-2017-0001
7 Feb 201900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3422-1)
19 Sep 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-000987)
14 Jan 202600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002994)
15 Jan 202600:00
–nessus
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linuxlinux_kernelRange3.5–3.10.102
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange3.11–3.12.61
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linuxlinux_kernelRange3.13–3.14.71
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linuxlinux_kernelRange3.15–3.16.37
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linuxlinux_kernelRange3.17–3.18.35
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange3.19–4.1.26
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange4.2–4.4.12
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linuxlinux_kernelRange4.5–4.5.6
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch4.6
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
buffer_size_kbpath/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kbPrivilege escalation via writing to tracing buffer_size_kb due to integer calculation mishandling in ring_buffer_resize.CWE-190

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06 May 2026 22:30Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 27.2
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00042
CWE-190
linux kernelcve-2016-9754kernel/trace/ring_buffer.cinteger calculationslocal usersprivileges/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kbnvd
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