Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2016-3961CVE-2016-3961
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
27.1%
Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs
support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a
denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs
mapped area.
Bugs
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.2.0-107.148 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.13.0-101.148 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | noarch | linux | < 4.2.0-38.45 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux | < 4.4.0-24.43 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-armadaxp | < 3.2.0-1670.96 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-lts-trusty | < 3.13.0-101.148~precise1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-vivid | < 3.19.0-61.69~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-wily | < 4.2.0-38.45~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-xenial | < 4.4.0-24.43~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | noarch | linux-raspi2 | < 4.2.0-1031.41 | UNKNOWN |
References
xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-174.html
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-3961
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3961
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3961
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3001-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3002-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3003-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3004-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3005-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3006-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3007-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3049-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3050-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3127-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3127-2
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3961
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
27.1%