CVE-2016-5195 — Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability
CVE-2016-5195: Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Linux |
| Product | Kernel |
| Date added | 2022-03-03 |
| Due date | 2022-03-24 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to escalate privileges.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5195
Weakness behind it
CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-362. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5195
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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