Linux kernel local integer overflow vulnerability (CNVD-2017-00226)

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the operating system Linux, released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. The 'ringbufferresize' function in the kernel/trace/ringbuffer.c file of the profiling subsystem in versions of the Linux kernel prior to 4.6.1 has a security vulnerability du...

Design/Logic Flaw

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...

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...

PT-2016-3144 · Linux +2 · Linux Kernel +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.6.1 Description: The issue is related to the ring buffer resize function in the kernel's profiling subsystem, which mishandles certain integer calculations. This can be exploited by local users to gain...