SUSE CVE-2016-9754

The ringbufferresize function in kernel/trace/ringbuffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer calculations, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffersizekb file...

The vulnerability of the ring_buffer_resize function in the Linux kernel’s profiling subsystem allows a hacker to increase their privileges.

The vulnerability of the ringbufferresize function in the Linux kernel’s profiling subsystem arises due to integer overflow or cyclic shift attacks. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating locally, to increase their privileges by writing to the file in the...